Topics of Contemporary Portuguese Culture
Objectives
a) To develop historical and cultural knowledge about Portuguese speaking countries today.
b) To identify different critical paradigms as well as their changes and mutations.
c) To improve reading and research individual practices.
d) To participate in class discussions.
General characterization
Code
1424
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Ana Maria Martinho
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
n/a
Bibliography
To be tailored according to weekly
discussions.
General readings
- Almeida, Miguel V. de. Earth-Colored Sea:
Race, Culture And The Politics Of Identity
In The Post-Colonial Portuguese-Speaking 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.
Chicago: U. of Chicago Press, 2006.
- Mignolo, Walter. Delinking. Cultural Studies 21(2-3), 2007.
- Said, Edward W., Orientalismo. Lisboa: Cotovia, 2004.
Teaching method
All sessions are theoretical and practical.
The instructor presents working materials and discussion topics, previously prepared by the students. A discussion with the students will follow.
Evaluation method
Evaluation to be monitored on a weekly basis.
Items to consider in the final grading:
Test - 35%
Paper - 35%
Participation in class discussions - 15%
Participation in class - 15%
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