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Credits: 5.

This sequence, POR 1130, 1131, is a basic course in Portuguese stressing the language as spoken in Brazil.

Credits: 5; Prereq: POR 1130 (grade of C or better, or S) or the equivalent.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 1131 or the equivalent.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 2200 or the equivalent.

Credits: 5; Prereq: SPN 2201 or equivalent.

This course is designed for those with knowledge of another Romance Language (usually Spanish) either through study or home experience. The class is a complete introduction to the language, assuming that students have no previous study of Portuguese. It also satisfies the CLAS and Journalism language requirement in one semester. (H, I)

Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: permission from instructor. Not for major credit.

Portuguese-language reading and discussion section designed to accompany and complement courses of diverse content offered in other departments. Readings and discussion in this course will be in Portuguese to allow students to develop specific vocabulary and fluency related to the content of the companion course, as well as to provide them with an international perspective on the issues of the main course.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 1131, 3010 or the equivalent.

An intermediate course to review the sound system of the language, to expand vocabulary, to reinforce essential aspects of grammar, and to practice and improve oral and written exposition.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 1131, 3010 or the equivalent.

An intermediate course with continued expansion of vocabulary, review of essential grammar and structures and development of writing and speaking skills.

POR 3242 Oral and Written Practice.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 1130 and 1131 or POR 3010

This intermediate course, emphasizing all four skills, consists of printed and electronic readings, writing of essays and note taking, oral discussion and student presentations, lab activities, and grammar review.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 2201 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor.

Introduction to the central historical events, political institutions, intellectual currents and artistic movements in the foundation and development of Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Preview of topics studied in other literature and culture courses. (H, I)

Credits: 3; Prereq: Basic proficiency in Portuguese (POR 3241 or the equivalent).

A language course that distinguishes Portuguese from related Romance tongues, the more difficult aspects of grammar and structure, specialized vocabulary, different stylistic registers and application of these to translation and original composition.

POW 3130 Survey of Brazilian Literature I.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 2201 or the equivalent or the permission of the instructor.

A survey of literary production in Brazil 1500-1900, including the literature of the Discovery, as well as Baroque and Arcadian poetry and the major works of Romanticism, Realism and Parnassianism.

Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 2201 or the equivalent or permission of the program coordinator.

A survey of twentieth-century literary movements: premodernism, modernism and regionalism in prose and poetry, with an emphasis on the fiction of contemporary writers. (H, I)

Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.

A study of lyric—both literary and musical—in the second half of the twentieth century, including experimental trends, political verse, popular music and youth movements.

Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.

A survey of the milestones of Brazilian theatre with an emphasis on the plays of the twentieth century. In addition to the plays themselves, the course will present the theoretical framework and political context of theatrical production in Brazil. (H, I)

Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.

Readings in fiction, poetry and essay of the nationalist and avant-garde decades of the 1920s and 1930s. Discussions are designed to situate Brazilian letters in diverse national and international contexts. Literary works are complemented by considerations of concurrent production in music and fine arts.

Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.

Rotating topics may include studies in genre (e.g., the short story, the novel), theme (readings in science fiction) or author (Rubem Fonseca, Clarice Lispector, Guimarães Rosa). (H, I)

Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.

Machado de Assis, the nineteenth-century master of Brazilian letters, produced writings of every literary genre, including literary criticism, poetry and drama, in addition to his ingenious short stories and novels. This course surveys the varied work of Machado and compares his novels to those of his contemporaries. (H, I)

Credits: 1 to 3.

Credits: 3; Prereq: Introductory knowledge of Luso-Brazilian literature.

Diverse subjects in Brazilian and Portuguese studies fall under this rubric, including the Brazilian Northeast, the Afro-Brazilian world, the culture of dictatorship and popular music. In addition to readings of original texts, courses may incorporate sound recordings and film.(I)

Credits: 3; Prereq: None.

Readings of outstanding Brazilian novels, short stories, poetry and plays. Designed especially for students with little or no knowledge of Portuguese who desire to study Brazilian life, character and culture as portrayed in the writings of some of Brazil’s greatest authors. (H, I)

Credits: 3.

Selected variable topics in Brazilian, Portuguese or Luso-African culture and civilization, including regionalism, song literature, film and video, negritude, women’s movements and Amazonian discourse.

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