HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE AND BRAZILIAN CULTURE

The course, which is historical-social and cultural, is intended for students in the 3rd year of the Literary-cultural and Political-International curricula of the three-year degree course in Languages, civilization and language sciences.

 
1. Knowledge and understanding:
Knowing research methodologies in the field of cultural history in the Lusophone context.
Knowing and framing the origins and dynamics of the development of Portuguese diversity and its extracontinental colonial transfers, from the age of geographical discoveries to the processes of decolonization, up to the present.

2. Applying knowledge and understanding:
Knowing how to articulate a coherent historical-cultural framework of events at the origin of the development of the contemporary Portuguese-speaking world, distinguish the main factors of this historical-cultural development.
Knowing how to start critical insights independently on specific topics.

3. Making judgments:
Being able to make critical judgments based on the topics covered during the course.

4. Communication skills:
Being able to present the topics covered during the course with critical and terminological accuracy.
Being able, during the lessons, to interact with peers and with the teacher in a critical and adequate way on the topics of the course.

5. Learning skills:
Being able to develop critical reasoning on the topics covered during the course.
Being able to search and select relevant bibliographic sources.

Linguistic competence of the Portuguese language equal to a level B1 of the CEFR; ability to analyze literary texts and critical reading.

The course will focus on key themes of Portuguese and Brazilian culture and literature.

Lourenço E., A NAU DE ÍCARO SEGUIDO DE IMAGEM E MIRAGEM DA LUSOFONIA, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1999.
Lourenço E., O LABIRINTO DA SAUDADE. PSICANÁLISE MÍTICA DO DESTINO PORTUGUÊS, Lisboa, Gradiva, última edição [1978] (trad. italiana: IL LABIRINTO DELLA SAUDADE. PORTOGALLO COME DESTINO, Reggio Emilia, Diabasis, 2006).
Lourenço E., PORTUGAL COMO DESTINO SEGUIDO DE MITOLOGIA DA SAUDADE, Lisboa, Gradiva, 1999 (trad. italiana: MITOLOGIA DELLA SAUDADE, Napoli, Orientexpress, 2006).
Ribeiro D., O POVO BRASILEIRO. A FORMAÇÃO E O SENTIDO DO BRASIL, São Paulo, Companhia das Letras, 1995.

Oral exam. A short written paper (5-10 pp.), which critically explores a topic discussed in the course, is also required.

Lectures and seminar lessons.

Italian

The frequency is recommended.

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