PO0B203 Brazilian Literature B

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zuzana Burianová, 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
each odd Thursday 15:50–19:05 U24
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
The discipline intends to analyse the northeastern Brazilian culture through the literary and theoretical texts in order to set out the prejudices, the cultural variety and the impact of the region in the imaginary popular Brazilian. The mark of the course is to allow that the pupils acquire the necessary knowledges to formulate a critical and precise vision about the Brazilian Northeast and of his representations along the decades.
Syllabus
  • - what is the Northeast in the historical and cultural context - the northeastern mythology - the construction of the stereotype of the northeastern man - the Northeast as a traditional region - the Northeast of the migrants: the place of the longings - the Northeast in the 21st century: the medial representations about the region
Literature
  • Albuquerque Jr., Durival Muniz de. A invenção do Nordeste e outras artes, 3. ed., Recife: FJN, Ed. Massangana, 2006
  • Debs, Sylvie. Cinema e literatura no Brasil. Os mitos de sertão: emergência de uma identidade nacional, Editora Interarte, 2007
  • Moisés, Massaud. História da literatura brasileira, volume III Modernismo, 6. ed., Cultrix, São Paulo, 2001
  • Picchiová, Luciana Stegnano. Dějiny brazilské literatury, Torst, 2007
  • Priore del, Maria (org.). A história das mulheres no Brasil, 8. ed., Contexto, 2006
  • Tavares, Luis Henrique Dias. História da Bahia, 10. ed., EDUFBA/UNESP, 2006
Teaching methods
theoretical definitions of basic concepts and their exemplification on specific texts from various authors
Assessment methods
Attendance and active participation in the course. Written exam in a form of a short essay on the topic assigned.
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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