Spring 2013 Events
January 2013
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION [FLYER]
"Raça, música e o imaginário nacional brasileiro."
Stephen A. Bocskay (Harvard University)
Wednesday, January 30
3:00 PM
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
February 2013
All speakers of Portuguese, as well as current and prospective students, are invited to join the department for casual conversation, refreshments, and music.
Friday, February 1
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
LECTURE [FLYER]
"The Dabneys: A Bostonian Family in the Azores 1806-1871."
Maria Filomena Mónica (University of Lisbon)
Maria Filomena Mónica (University of Lisbon) will introduce the English translation of an anthology of the Dabneys’ papers, recently published in Lisbon. Professor Mónica, who edited the volume, will discuss the Dabneys’ role in the rich and complex history of the relationship between New England and the Azorean world.
Tuesday, February 19
Reception begins at 6:00 pm; the lecture will follow at 6:30 pm.
Location: The Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St.
Co-sponsored with the Luso-American Foundation (FLAD).
march 2013
BATE PAPO
All speakers of Portuguese, as well as current and prospective students, are invited to join the department for casual conversation, refreshments, and music.
Friday, March 1
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
BOOK LAUNCH [FLYER]
Port of Entry: A Collaborative Drama (Flat Cap Publishing)
The community is invited to attend an event celebrating the publication of Port of Entry, a play written by students of POBS 810 (Fall 2009) in collaboration with Kate Beall of Flat Cap Publishing. Come meet the contributors and editors who worked on the project, watch a performance of selections from the book, and support the creative initiatives sponsored by the department.
Monday, March 18
7:30 pm
Light refreshments will be served.
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
LECTURE [FLYER]
"Vielas do Vinho e do Vício: a velha Mouraria e a renovação urbana"
Cristiana Bastos (University of Lisbon)
Tuesday, March 19
12:00 pm – Lunch
12:30 pm – Lecture
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St. Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
April 2013
BATE PAPO
All speakers of Portuguese, as well as current and prospective students, are invited to join the department for casual conversation, refreshments, and music.
Friday, April 5
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
This event has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.
LECTURE [FLYER]
"A Literatura de Minas Gerais no Século XIX: Questões Metodológicas"
Marcus Vinicius de Freitas (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Friday, April 5
3:00 pm
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St. Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
LUNCHEON TALK [FLYER]
"Considerações sobre o realismo afetivo"
Karl Erik Schøllhammer (PUC-Rio)
Tuesday, April 9
12:00pm
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St. Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
LUNCHEON TALK [FLYER]
"South Africa, Rhodesia, and the Portuguese Revolution of
April 1974"
Filipe Ribeiro de Menesis (University of Ireland – Maynooth)
Thursday, April 11
12:00 pm – Lunch
12:30 pm
– Lecture
Location: McKinney Room, Watson Institute for International Studies, 111 Thayer St, Providence.
BATE PAPO
All speakers of Portuguese, as well as current and prospective students, are invited to join the department for casual conversation, refreshments, and music.
Friday, April 26
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies
May 2013
"Third World First: The Social Boom in Brazil's Literary Cultures"
Brazil's growing international prominence is not only visible in international politics and economics, but also in the strength and variety of its literature and cultural production. This two-day conference will explore the contemporary Brazilian literary and artistic landscape and attempt to answer the questions: is Brazil surpassing the traditional First World in changing the face and direction of literature and culture? And if so, what is fueling this inventiveness?
Friday, May 3 – Saturday, May 4
See details at the symposium home page.
Performance and Exhibit night [FLYER]
The students of the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies present an evening of performance and exhibition showcasing their creative achievements of the last semester.
Monday, May 6
7:30 pm
A reception will follow the program.
Location: Salomon 001, Main Green, Brown University
DIÁLOGO [FLYER]
À Conversa com Dulce Maria Cardoso
Dulce Maria Cardoso nasceu em Fonte Longa, Carrazeda de Ansiães, em 1964. Viveu a sua infância em Angola até 1975. A sua obra está publicada em França, Brasil, Argentina, Espanha, Itália e Holanda e tem sido objecto de estudo em várias universidades. Em Julho de 2009 recebeu o prémio da União Europeia para a Literatura.
Tuesday, May 7
12:00 pm – Light refreshments.
12:30 pm – Conversation with the author.
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.,
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
This event is sponsored by the Luso-American Foundation (FLAD).
LECTURE AND DISCUSSION [FLYER]
"Relâmpagos"
João Gilberto Noll
João Gilberto Noll is an acclaimed contemporary Brazilian writer born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. His works have been granted some of the most prestgious literary prizes in Brazil, including Bravo!, APCA, Portugal Telecom, ABL, and fve Jabuts. He has taught Brazilian literature at UCBerkeley, and has been a resident author at King’s College (London) and at the Internatonal Writng Program (Iowa City, IA). He has also received Rockefeller and Guggenheim fellowships. His novels and short stories have been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, German, and French, and have been adapted to the screen and the stage.
Wednesday, May 8
11 am
Location: George Monteiro Conference Room, 159 George St.,
Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
This event is sponsored by the Consulate-General of Brazil in Boston.
June 2013
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