Cultures of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Objectives
a) To develop social and cultural knowledge about Portuguese speaking countries today;
b) To identify different critical paradigms as well as their changes in these contexts;
c) To develop individual practices in critical reading and research;
d) To participate in class discussions.
General characterization
Code
711091110
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Ana Maria Mao de Ferro Martinho Carver Gale
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
A fornecer para cada módulo, com materiais organizados para o efeito . Apresentamos abaixo apenas algumas leituras de referência / Tailored to each week´s discussions.
Leituras gerais/ General readings:
- Almeida, Miguel V. de. Earth-Colored Sea: Race, Culture And The Politics Of Identity In The Post-Colonial PortugueseSpeaking World. Oxford & New York: Berghahn Books, 2004.
- Atlantica: contemporary art from Angola and its diaspora. Lisboa: Hangar, 2018.
- Buala.org
- Carvalho, Ruy Duarte. Vou lá visitar pastores. Lisboa: Cotovia, 1999.
- Comaroff, Jean & John (Eds.). Law and Disorder in The Postcolony. U. of Chicago Press, 2006.
- Mignolo, Walter. Delinking. Cultural Studies 21(2-3), 2007.
- Said, Edward W., Orientalismo, Lisboa: Cotovia, Ensaio, 2004.
Teaching method
All sessions are theoretical and practical.
Working materials and discussion topics will be presented to the students; ahead of classes the students will prepare readings.
Evaluation method
Continuous Assessment - Attendance and Participation(30%), Paper or Test(35%), Test(35%)
Subject matter
- Postcolonial societies;
- Cities and peripheries;
- Cultures and resistance;
- Women and development;
- Environment and social empowerment;
- Art and conflict;
- Media and freedom of expression;
- Linguistic diversity.