PO1B018 Reading Portuguese-Written African Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 L41, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Reading of selected portuguese authors.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able:;
- to define basic notions of the literary context in question;
- to classify authors according to this context;
- to comment on his place and analyse the most important literary works;
- to apply the beforehand defined terms during the analysis and imply their proper conclusions from observed;
Syllabus
  • Fiction and History (Pepetela: A Gloriosa Família, Pepetela: Lueji, José Eduardo Agualusa: A Conjura, José Eduardo Agualusa: Nação Crioula, José Eduardo Agualusa: A Feira dos Assombrados, Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa: Ualalapi) 2. Anamnesis: war, trauma & nightmare (Ascêncio de Freitas: Carmen Era o Nome, Orlando Muhlanga : “A Fúria da Camponesa”, Pepetela: Mayombe, Pepetela: Geração da Utopia, José Luandino Vieira: A Vida Verdadeira de Domingos Xavier, José Luandino Vieira: Nós, os do Makulusu, Sousa Jamba: Patriotas, José Eduardo Agualusa: Estação das Chuvas) 3. Types of novel (Romance de costumes António de Assis Júnior: O Segredo da Morta, Bildungsroman Baltasar Lopes: Chiquinho, Romance regional Manuel Lopes: Chuva Braba Teixeira de Sousa: Ilhéu de Contenda, Saga familiar Pepetela: Yaka Germano Almeida: A Família Trago, Paulina Chiziane: O Alegre Canto da Perdiz, Romance policial Pepetela: Jaime Bunda, Romance experimental Arménio Vieira: No Inferno) 4. Tradition (Mia Couto: O Último Voo do Flamengo, Mia Couto: Um Rio Chamado Tempo, Uma Casa Chamada Terra Mia Couto: A Confissão da Leoa, Aníbal Aleluia: “Mbelele”, Carneiro Gonçalves: “Malidza”, Raul Honwana: “Caringana wa caringana”, Suleiman Cassamo: “Ngilina, tu vai morrer”, Ruy Duarte de Carvalho: “As águas de Capembáua”) 5. (Post)colonial city and society (António Aurélio Gonçalves: Recaída, Germano Almeida: O Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo, José Craveirinha: “Mamana Fanisse”, João Dias: “Indivíduo preto”, Lília Momplé: “Stress”, Pepetela: O Cão e os Caluandas, Pepetela: Predadores, José Eduardo Agualusa: Barroco Tropical, José Eduardo Agualusa: Teoria Geral do Esquecimento, Ondjaki: Os Transparentes, João Melo: “O elevador” 6. Ways of contemporary poetry
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠPÁNKOVÁ, Silvie. Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 131 s. ISBN 9788021069107. URL info
  • ŠPÁNKOVÁ, Silvie. Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa II. Antologia de textos literários. (African literatures in Portuguese II. Anthology of literary texts.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 125 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6978-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    recommended literature
  • ŠPÁNKOVÁ, Silvie. Rui Knopfli, nómada entre Sião e Babilónia (Rui Knopfli, Nomad between Zion and Babylon). Études romanes de Brno. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2022, vol. 43, No 2, p. 47-61. ISSN 1803-7399. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/ERB2022-2-3. URL info
  • LEITE, Ana Mafalda. Literaturas africanas e formulações pós-coloniais. Lisboa: Colibri, 2003, 163 s. ISBN 9727724027. info
    not specified
  • LARANJEIRA, S.,SIMÕES, M.J., XAVIER, L.G.Cinco povos, cinco nacoes – Estudos de literaturas africanas, Novo Imbondeiro Editores, Lisboa 2007.
Teaching methods
reading, presentation, discussion
Assessment methods
Active participation (80%), 1 presentation, oral exam
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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