Course syllabus
Welcome to "
Contemporary Brazil: Literature and Society" at Dalarna University
This course starts in week 36
The lessons in this course will be taught entirely online (net-based).
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Throughout your studies, you will use this platform for information and material and Zoom will be used for our digital seminars.
If you study the Portuguese course package 1 this is made up of four courses, and every course has its own course room. In each room, you will find teaching material and other information about that specific course.
For this course you will find the course schedule and a list of the books that you should buy before your course starts. These you can buy at a book supplier.
When you take this course, you will study the following:
Works of fiction and non-fiction, film adaptations and other contemporary material that sheds light on developments in Brazilian society from the late 1800s until the present day. Focus is on the close study of a selection of representative works of fiction whose content relates to important
historical and socio-political events, such as the abolition of slavery, the New
Republic, dictatorship, democracy and migration. In the course, d
historical and socio-political events, such as the abolition of slavery, the New
Republic, dictatorship, democracy and migration. In the course, d
evelopments in society in relation to equality and sustainability are also discussed.
You will improve your skills in these areas:
Conduct literary analyses that problematise literary content in relation to their
historical and socio-cultural context
You will improve your skills in these areas:
Conduct literary analyses that problematise literary content in relation to their
historical and socio-cultural context
Explain the political and socio-economic events that have shaped the
development of Brazilian society from the late 1800s until the present day
Reflect upon the development of Brazilian society from a global perspective,
and analyse equality and sustainability aspects.
development of Brazilian society from the late 1800s until the present day
Reflect upon the development of Brazilian society from a global perspective,
and analyse equality and sustainability aspects.
If you have questions about the course, please contact me.
Best regards,
Chatarina Edfeldt, ced@du.se (course coordinator)
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