PO1A012 History and Culture II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Batličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–17:40 G31
Prerequisites
No prerequisites for the subject, only interest in the history of Brazil.
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
Main objective of this course is to offer compendium of Brazilian history and culture. Taught in Czech language.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - describe important historical moments of Brazilian history from its discovery to the 20th century - to understand the basic characteristics of each period of development, including the history of culture in the broadest sense - understand relevant concepts and identify selected historical personalities - describe the evolution of relationship between Brazil and Portugal as well as Brazil and other South American countries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Discovery and first colonization (1st half of the 16th Century); 2. Colonial Age (2nd half of the 16th Century and the 17th Century); 3. Golden fever and the development of the South-East (18th Century); 4. Toward the declaration of Brazilian Independence (beginning of the 19th Century); 5. Problem of slavery, abolitionism and Brazilian empire (1822-1889); 6. First Republic (1889-1930); 7. Getúlio Vargas era (1930-1954); 8. Democratic intermezzo (1955-1964); 9. Military Dictatorship (1964-1985); 10. Present time (1985-). + Portraits and characterization of main personalities, trends and movements in music (A. Carlos Gomez, Heitor Villa-Lobos), plastic arts (Aleijadinho, Candido Portinari), architecture (colonial barogue, Oscar Niemeyer) and cinematography ("Cinema Novo").
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KLÍMA, Jan. Dějiny Brazílie. Praha: NLN, 1998.
  • KLÍMA, Jan. Brazílie. Praha: Libri, 2003.
    not specified
  • COTRIM, Gilberto. História e Consciência do Brasil. São Paulo: Ed. Saraiva, 1995.
  • FAUSTO, Boris. História Concisa do Brasil. São Paulo: IOSP-edusp, 2002
  • Historie a současnost Latinské Ameriky (Profil hlavních zemí Střední a Jižní Ameriky). Filozofická fakulta Masarykovo univerzity, Brno 2003 (text o Brazílii též na: http://www.romanistika.upol.cz/portugal/2_brazilie.html).
  • BUENO, Eduardo. Brasil: Terra à Vista! (A Aventura Ilustrada do Descobrimento). Porto Alegre: L&PM Ed., 2000.
Teaching methods
Description, explanation and definition of basic periods in Brazilian history and culture and their demonstration on concrete texts by concrete authors.
Assessment methods
Final written test on a discussed matter. Reading and preparation of study texts. (Materials provided in the course are indispensable part of the study materials for the exam
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf3/course/view.php?id=2710
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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