POR4103 : Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras - Parte 1 (Inactive)

Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

In consonance with the overall aim of the degrees offered in the SML, this module aims to contribute to students' broad-based knowledge of the cultural production, societies, histories, and politics of Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese-speaking Africa, through the study of contemporary postcolonial identities in film, art, fiction and autobiographical writing. The module is taught in Portuguese, also offering students the opportunity to build on their language skills whilst consolidating their ability to analyse a variety of cultural forms. Seminars will be conducted in Portuguese and in English.

This module is for Exchange students studying at Newcastle University for Semester 1 only.

Outline Of Syllabus

This module offers an in-depth look at processes of identity construction and identification in postcolonial and postimperial Lusophone cultures. We will focus on the diverse ways the colonial past and the postcolonial condition shape contemporary identities in the Luso-Afro-Brazilian context. Students will examine a variety of cultural objects (film, art, fiction and autobiographical writing) that address experiences of migration, dislocation, and diaspora, in a transnational perspective (Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and Portugal). Centered on the representations of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and nation, we will explore interdisciplinary connections between Lusophone cultural production, colonial and postcolonial history, politics, and global social movements. The introduction to the module will provide important contextual information and will familiarize the students with relevant theories and ongoing debates in postcolonial studies, in general, and Luso-Afro-Brazilian studies, in particular. It will be followed by interrelated sections, each focusing on one film or literary text and covering one or more of the following topics:
-colonial discourses and postcolonial identities;
-colonialism, postcolonialism, memory and identity;
-postcolonial diasporas and urban identities in contemporary Portugal and Brazil;
-national, transnational, and postnational identities in Luso-Afro-Brazilian cinema and literature;
-race, class, gender, and migration in the Portuguese-speaking world;
-race and racism;
-environment, power, and Indigenous resistance in contemporary Brazil;
-cultural industries, social movements, and politics in Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.

The materials have been chosen to encourage students to reflect critically on the intersections of culture, history, and politics that shape the Portuguese-speaking world, developing the students' understanding of its complex fabric and contemporary cultural production.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture61:006:00Lectures (PiP).
Structured Guided LearningLecture materials31:003:00Lecture materials and related activities.
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching71:007:00Seminars (PiP).
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesDrop-in/surgery11:001:00Drop-in/surgery on formative and summative assessment (PiP or synchronous online).
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study183:0083:00N/A
Total100:00
Jointly Taught With
Code Title
POR4003Identidades Pós-Coloniais Luso-Afro-Brasileiras
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Lectures and lecture materials (recordings, readings, commentary, etc.) will allow definition of the scope of the syllabus, an introduction to a body of knowledge, and modelling of the analysis required. The elements of blended learning that are included in the teaching activities showed to be very effective in the past, as they allow students time to reflect in their own time. Seminars will provide the students with the opportunity to discuss key texts and topics individually and in groups, and develop their independent thinking, critical analysis and debate. These sessions will develop students’ ability to apply concepts, debate, think comparatively, and produce arguments. All knowledge outcomes are addressed by the mix of lectures, lecture materials, and seminar delivery. The module is taught in Portuguese with primary materials in Portuguese and English, and assessed in English or Portuguese.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Essay1M1002500 words in English or in Portuguese. To be submitted end of Semester 1.
Formative Assessments

Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.

Description Semester When Set Comment
Essay1MA detailed essay plan in English (optional).
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The essay will give students the opportunity to explore critically a chosen topic studied in the module in a combination of films and/or literary texts. Students are expected to apply theoretical and contextual knowledge to produce a nuanced comparative analysis of the films and/or literary texts. The essay will help students to develop analytical and organisational skills, as they will be asked to engage with argumentative thinking.
The formative essay plan will prepare students to write their final essay. Students will be given general and individual feedback on the essay plans.
Students may choose whether to write their essays in English or in Portuguese. The language performance is not going to be factored into the mark given, considering that this is not a language module.

Reading Lists

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