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Reading and Guided Study
Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course.
- Primary Instructor
- Almeida
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
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- I: Independent Study/Research
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- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Green
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Simas-Almeida
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Smith
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Sobral
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Valente
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Vieira
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
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Research and Preparation of Honors Projects
This independent study course is designed for students working on honors projects. Written permission of the concentration advisor (Prof. Sobral) is required. Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course.
- Primary Instructor
- Almeida
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
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- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Green
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Simas-Almeida
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Smith
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Sobral
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Valente
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Vieira
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
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Reading and Guided Study
Reading in Portuguese language, literature, civilization, and bilingual studies. Conducted via Portuguese readings and discussions. Section numbers vary by instructor. Please check Banner for the correct section number and CRN to use when registering for this course.
- Primary Instructor
- Almeida
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Lehnen
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Green
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Simas-Almeida
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Smith
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Sobral
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Valente
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
- Primary Instructor
- Vieira
- Schedule Code
- I: Independent Study/Research
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Preliminary Examination Preparation
For graduate students who have met the tuition requirement and are paying the registration fee to continue active enrollment while preparing for a preliminary examination.
- Schedule Code
- E: Graduate Thesis Prep
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Thesis Preparation
For graduate students who have met the residency requirement and are continuing research on a full time basis.
- Schedule Code
- E: Graduate Thesis Prep
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Writing and Speaking Portuguese
Designed to improve the students' ability in contemporary spoken and written Portuguese. Using such cultural items as short stories, plays, films, videos, newspaper and magazine articles, and popular music, students discuss a variety of topics with the aim of developing good communication skills. Attention also given to developing writing ability. A systematic review of Portuguese grammar is included. Prerequisite: POBS 0105, or POBS 0110, or placement. Conducted in Portuguese. Completion of POBS 0400 is the minimum requirement for participation in the Brown-in-Brazil Program. Offered every semester.
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Foundations of Literary Theory
Designed to provide a solid foundation on the development of literary theory from its ancient roots in Plato, Aristotle, Horace and Plotinus to the contemporary period. Includes Kant, the Russian Formalists, Lukács, Jakobson, Bakhtin, Barthes, Derrida, Ricoeur, Said and others. Conducted in English.
- Primary Instructor
- Valente
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Senses and Sensibilities in the Nineteenth Century Portuguese Novel
The works to be read are representative of the main literary trends in 19th century Portuguese literature. They will be analyzed with a focus on literary aesthetics, but also on meanings (or senses), both culturally and personally, by exploring the textual construction of emotions, i.e., the engagement of sensibilities in the written word. Authors to be studied include Almeida Garrett, Camilo Castelo Branco and Eça de Queirós. Conducted in Portuguese.
- Primary Instructor
- Simas-Almeida
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Portuguese Stylistics: Advanced Language Study and Creative Writing
An intensive writing course covering basic genres: letter, short essay, diary, short story, and poetry. Students write five pages per week on five different preassigned topics that range over a wide variety of subjects. Exposes students to idiomatic and stylistic writing in a multitude of areas. In class, students read and comment on each other's writings. Enrollment limited to 20. Conducted in Portuguese.
- Primary Instructor
- Simas-Almeida
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Accelerated Portuguese
This course serves as an accelerated introduction to Portuguese, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is also an introduction to the diverse cultures of Portuguese-speaking societies. Specifically, the course will look into the ethnic, racial, social, and gender diversity in these cultures. Designed for students who have no prior knowledge of Portuguese, POBS 0105 meets five hours per week.
- Primary Instructor
- Sobral
- Schedule Code
- C: Discussion Section/Conference
- Primary Instructor
- Sobral
- Schedule Code
- C: Discussion Section/Conference
- Primary Instructor
- Sobral
- Schedule Code
- C: Discussion Section/Conference
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Belonging and Displacement: Cross-Cultural Identities
Focuses on the representation of immigrants, migrants and other "border crossers" in contemporary literature from Brazil and other countries. How do people respond to the loss of home and the shift to a new culture? Is "going home" possible? How do individuals deal with their dual or triple identities? Piñon, Lispector, Scliar, Rushdie, Salih, Cristina Garcia, V. S. Naipaul and others. Conducted in English. Enrollment limited to 19 first year students.
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History of Brazil (HIST 1310)
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Politics and Culture under the Brazilian Military Dictatorship 1964-85 (HIST 1967L)
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Imagining the Environment the Lusophone World
In this course we will learn about how cultural production from Brazil, Lusophone Africa and Portugal imagines the environment and the human impact on the natural world. How does culture frame environmental issues such as deforestation, species and habitat loss, genetically modified crops? What is the relationship between environmental depredation, social inequality, and racial discrimination? What is the place that cultural expression plays in intervening in environmental crisis – either imaginatively or in other ways? We will broach these questions by reading a broad range of texts, watching documentaries, and looking at art works that touch upon environmental issues. Conducted in Portuguese. Prerequistes: POBS 105 or POBS 0110 and POBS 0400 (or instructor’s permission)
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Cross-Cultural Growth and Development
Explores physical, cognitive, social and emotional human development from a cross-cultural perspective. Part one analyzes child-rearing practices in agrarian and industrialized societies. Part two is based on case studies involving the ethnolinguistic groups in the Providence area, which are studied and discussed with implications for teaching and learning. Conducted in English.
