UMASS
DARTMOUTH
POR
334 – SPRING 2022
Introduction
to Brazilian Literature II
(The
20th and 21st Centuries)
Class
meetings: Wed 2:00-4:30PM
Classroom: LARTS 105
Professor
Dário Borim Jr.
Email: dborim@umassd.edu
Office Hours: Wed 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Thr 2:00-4:00 PM, & by appointment
Blog: A Paixão e o Poeta, http://apaixaoeopoeta.blogspot.com/
Learning Objectives:
The main
purpose of this course is to enable students to understand and discuss some of
the most significant aspects of the literature produced in Brazil throughout
the 20th century and the early decades of the 21st century. The proposed
approach to this study is socio-historical. Students will learn to interpret
literary texts in light of thematic and stylistic connections with societal
values and historical dynamics, as well as some of the artistic trends and
manifestations developed in that period.
Learning Outcomes:
Students
will be able to:
·
Identify
and explain cultural practices from the Portuguese-speaking world
·
Analyze
major works of literature in Portuguese
·
Develop
critical arguments about literary and non-literary expressions
Graded Tasks
Attendance and in-class participation: 20%
Reading
reports: 20%
Midterm
exam: 30%
Final
project: 30% (10% based on the oral presentation and 20% on the written work of
5 pages)
Academic dishonesty:
The Department of Portuguese defines plagiarism in written assignments as submitting work that contains another author's words and/or ideas without proper acknowledgment (i.e., specific and complete bibliographic references for all direct quotesand paraphrased statements derived from outsidesources). Citing sourcesat the end of an analytical or research paper is not enough. Quotation marks applied to direct quotes and other MLA style referencing tools and conventions must be in place within the main text of each paper. Students who hand in written work containing plagiarized material will be penalized by receiving a failing grade (zero points) for the assignment. The current UMass Dartmouth policy on academic integrity can be found at https://www.umassd.edu/studentaffairs/studenthandbook/.
Vaccinations and Testing:
To maintain a safe and healthy
environment for living, learning and working on campus, as the Chancellor
recently announced, the university is implementing a mandatory vaccination
requirement for
all students, faculty, and staff. There will be a small percentage of students,
faculty, and staff who receive a medical or religious exemption from the
vaccination requirement. These individuals will be required to participate in a
weekly asymptomatic testing protocol and to wear masks in public areas indoors on campus
regardless of whether a campus-wide mask mandate is in force. Additional
information on compliance with the testing requirements for vaccine exempt
individuals will be forthcoming from Human Resources soon.
Face Coverings:
As per Chancellor Fuller, all
members of the UMass community (and visitors) are now required to wear face
coverings indoors. Face coverings must be worn in all public indoor spaces,
including classrooms, hallways, elevators, restrooms, breakrooms, entries and
exits to buildings, laboratories, meeting rooms, shared offices, and shared work
areas. As we did last year, we will
rely on the community to help enforce this mandate by modeling good behavior
and reminding our colleagues and students of their obligation to comply. Where
a gentle reminder is not sufficient, community members are encouraged to
contact Human
Resources in cases where faculty and
staff non-compliance is an issue. In the classroom, instructors who find
themselves encountering student non-compliance are advised to handle these
cases as they would any classroom disruption and are empowered to ask
non-compliant students to leave the classroom. If necessary, students who fail
to comply with the indoor masking mandate may also be reported to the Student
Affairs Office
of Community Standards and
to your Dean’s Office where further action will be taken to ensure
compliance.
Masking:
After consulting with Health
Services leadership and the Pandemic Emergency Response Team (PERT), UMass
Dartmouth has determined that fully vaccinated faculty may unmask while
speaking in their classrooms provided they maintain a distance of at least 6 feet
from their closest students. Anyone who has received a vaccination exemption
must remain masked while indoors and is required to provide proof of a negative
COVID-19 test result each week. A fully vaccinated instructor who chooses
not to wear a mask in the classroom should explain why they are doing so, but
students and any visitors should remain masked while indoors. Any instructor
may, of course, opt to wear a mask while teaching.
Calendar of
Activities
January 24:
Introduction
to POR 334 and to the early 20th-century Brazil
Watch
and discuss:
· Eduardo
Bueno’s video Guerra de Canudos: GUERRA DE CANUDOS | EDUARDO BUENO - YouTube
· The Vestibuler video Melhor vídeo sobre a Belle Époque brasileira -
YouTube
Jan 31:
Modernism
(1st Phase), Moura & Faraco’s Chapter 15
February 7:
Modernism
(2nd Phase, Poetry), Moura & Faraco’s Chapter 16
February 14:
Modernism
(2nd Phase, Prose), Moura & Faraco’s Chapter 17
Febr 21:
No
Class. It’s Presidents’ Day.
Feb 22 (Tuesday, Following Mon
Schedule):
Modernism
(3rd Phase), Moura & Faraco’s Chapter 18
Feb 28:
Discuss Graciliano Ramos’ novel São Bernardo
Mar 7:
Watch
and discuss Leon Hirszman’s
1972 film São Bernardo
S. Bernardo (São Bernardo, 1972) -
YouTube
Mar 14:
No
class. Spring Break.
Mar 21:
Finish
discussion of São Bernardo
Mar 28:
Late
20th-century poetry and Midterm
April 4:
Late
20th-century poetry and prose
April 11:
Early
21st-century trends
April 18:
No
class. Patriots’ Day.
April 20 (Following Mon’s
schedule):
Early
21st-century trends
April 25:
Last day
of classes. Students presentations
Bibliography
Bosi, Alfredo. História
concisa da Literatura Brasileira. São Paulo: Cultrix, 2001.
Faraco, Carlos Emílio, and Francisco Marto Moura. Literatura brasileira. São Paulo: Ática,
2004.
Fausto,
Boris, and Sérgio Fausto. A Concise
History of Brazil. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2014.
Gonçalves, Magaly T., Zélia T. de Aquino, and Zina C.
Bellodi. Antologia comentada de
Literatura Brasileira: poesia e prosa. Petrópolis, RJ: Vozes, 2006.
Green,
James et al, eds. The Brazil Reader:
History, Culture, Politics. Durham and London: Duke UP,
2019.
Ramos, Graciliano. São
Bernardo. Rio de Janeiro: Record, 2013.
