Welcome to Contemporary Portugal: Literature and Society at Dalarna University

The course contains the study of works of fiction and non-fiction, film adaptations and other contemporary material that sheds light on developments in Portuguese society from the beginning of the 1900s to the present day. We will focus on the close study of a selection of representative works of fiction whose content is related to important historical and sociopolitical phenomenons, such as monarchy, republic, colonial power, dictatorship, democracy and membership of the EU. We also discuss developments in society from the perspective of a number of issues from postcolonial and gender theory. Students get further training in language proficiency by focusing on reading works of fiction and presenting their analyses orally and in writing.

Preliminary Information
You are now in your course room. Until you register in your course, you will only be able to enter this room and log in as a guest. As a guest, you can access certain information about your course and your first weeks of study. Registration to the course opens on week 34.

Study Format
Your course will be taught, as usual, entirely online (net-based).

Be Ready to Start your Studies
Throughout your studies, you will use Canvas, which is the name of this learning platform. In each room, you will find teaching material and other information about that specific course. You will also find your schedule in your course room and a list of the course literature that you will be using during the semester. After you register in your course, you will have full access to our learning platform Canvas.

Start of the Course
The course will start on week 36, with our first session on Tuesday, 03/09, at 18.00, online (net-based) via Zoom. Make sure to check Announcements for updated information and messages.

IMPORTANT
It is important that you read the information on our Welcome Page to find out more about your upcoming studies, how to find accommodation and what it is like to study at university.

If you have questions about the course, contact the course coordinator, Mário Semião. Find below contact details and direct links to the most important information before the course start.

	Course Syllabus			Contact information
	Course Literature			Mário Semião Course Coordinator and Teacher msi@du.se
	Course Plan and Schedule			Torun Reite Head of Department tre@du.se