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Afro-Luso-Brazilian Cultures

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
MoWeFr noon – 12:50p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0052 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
MoWeFr noon – 12:50p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0052
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course will offer an introduction to the cultures, histories, and politics of the Portuguese-speaking world (namely Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissua, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe) as seen primarily through key literary, historical and filmic texts. Materials and class discussions will center around themes of colonialism, the struggle for independence, post-colonialism, gender, class, race, dictatorships, national identity, historical memory, and (im)migration. This course includes an explicit focus on comparison between the cultures of Brazil, Portugal and those of the PALOP (Portuguese-Speaking nations of Africa), specifically their experiences with colonialism, the path to independence, and post-colonialism.

Guest registration opens January 12

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0052

General Ed Requirements

World Cultures

Enrolled / Capacity

23 / 24

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jose Rodrigues

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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