Syllabus for POR 630/730
Grad Seminar:
Archeology of Passion in Moraes
Prof. Dário Borim
Email: dborim@umassd.edu – Phone: 508.910-6609
Class Meetings: Tuesdays 3:30-6:00 PM – CVPA 101
Office: LARTS 398-K
Office Hours: Tue 11:12-30 PM, Wed 2:00-3:00 PM, Th 11:00-12:30 PM
Course Description
This course will examine cinematic, literary, musical, and theatrical representations of passion and romance in the works of Brazilian author Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980). The theoretical framework will include studies from aesthetic, philosophical, and psychological perspectives.
Objectives
To enable students to critique and theorize about issues of passion in Moraes’ oeuvre, in particular, and about cultural perceptions and representations of that human attribute, in general.
Grading
Weekly reflections (5 questions and answers on 2-3 pp. per week, to be posted on http://www.apaixaoeopoeta.blogspot.com/): 20%
First paper, on theoretical issues of Passion (10-12 p.): 25%
Final paper (15-18 p.): 25%
Seminar: 20%
Class participation: 10%
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 quotes and paraphrased statements derived from outside sources). Citing sources at 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: http://www.umassd.edu/studenthandbook/academicregs/ethicalstandards.cfm.
Schedule of Activities
Jan 25: Introduction and preliminary debate over the nature of Passion and the lyrics of “Estranha forma de vida,” with Amália Rodrigues, by her and Alfredo Marceneiro; and “Coração vagabundo,” by and with Caetano Veloso; plus “Convince Me,” by Joyce and Robin Goldsby, and “Samba do grande amor,” by Chico Buarque, both with Joyce Moreno.
Feb 1: NB, Meeting at LArts 208, Language Lab for Vinicius (documentary by Miguel Faria Jr.)
Feb 8: Castello (Vinicius de Moraes: O poeta da paixão)
Feb 15: Calligaris (please see links in the posting "Contardo Calligaris," the oldest of this blog), Lebrun, Chaui, and Pessanha
Feb 22: No class (Follow Monday schedule)
Mar 1: Leminski, Freire, Nunes, Ribeiro, and Wisnik
Mar 8: Moraes (Nova antologia poética)
Mar 15: No class (Spring Break)
Mar 22: Moraes (Nova antologia poética)
Mar 29: NB: Meeting at LArts 208, the Language Lab, scenes from the feature movies Orfeu and Orfeu Negro. Moraes (Teatro em versos). First paper due.
April 5: Moraes (Livro de letras)
April 12: Moraes (Livro de letras)
April 19: Ferraz and other critics
April 26: First draft of second paper due, Seminars
May 3: Seminars
May 10 Seminars
May 17: Seminars. Second paper’s final version due.
Bibliography
Titles available at the campus bookstore:
Castello, José. Vinicius de Moraes: o poeta da paixão/uma biografia. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2005.
Ferraz, Eucanaã. Vinicius de Moraes. São Paulo: Publifolha, 2008.
Moraes, Vinicius de. Livro de letras. Ed. José Castello. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2008.
-------. Nova antologia poética. Ed. Antonio Cicero and Eucanaã Ferraz. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2006.
-------. Teatro em versos. Ed. Carlos Augusto Calil. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2004.
Other titles:
Chaui, Marilena. “Sobre o medo.” Novaes 33-83.
Frank, Robert H. Passions with Reason: The Strategic Role of Emotions. New York/London: W.W. Norton, 1988.
Freire, Roberto. Ame e dê vexame. São Paulo: Clacyko, 1987.
Lebrun, Gérard. “O conceito da paixão.” Novaes 12-32.
Leminski, Paulo. “Poesia: a paixão da linguagem.” Novaes 322-350.
Lyons, William. Emotion. New York: Cambridge UP,1980.
Moldoveanu, Mihnea C., and Nitin Nohria. Master Passions: Emotion, Narrative, and the Development of Culture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002.
Moraes, Vinicius de. Jardim noturno: poemas inéditos. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1993.
-------. Querido poeta: correspondência de Vinicius de Moraes. Ed. Ruy Castro. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2003.
--------. Samba falado: crônicas musicais. Rio de Janeiro: Azougue, 2008.
Novaes, Adauto, ed. Os sentidos da paixão. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2008.
Nunes, Benedito. “A paixão de Clarice Lispector.” Novaes 307-321.
Nussbaum, Martha C. Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions. New York: Cambridge UP, 2008.
Pessanha, José Américo Motta. “Platão: as várias faces do amor.” Novaes 83-114.
Ribeiro, Renato Fanine. “A paixão revolucionária e a paixão amorosa em Stendhal.” Novaes 477-499.
Siskin, Clifford. The Historicity of Romantic Discourse. New York: Oxford UP, 1988.
Wisnik, José Miguel. “A paixão dionisíaca em Tristão e Isolda.” Novaes 221-260.
Prof. Dário Borim
Email: dborim@umassd.edu – Phone: 508.910-6609
Class Meetings: Tuesdays 3:30-6:00 PM – CVPA 101
Office: LARTS 398-K
Office Hours: Tue 11:12-30 PM, Wed 2:00-3:00 PM, Th 11:00-12:30 PM
Course Description
This course will examine cinematic, literary, musical, and theatrical representations of passion and romance in the works of Brazilian author Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980). The theoretical framework will include studies from aesthetic, philosophical, and psychological perspectives.
Objectives
To enable students to critique and theorize about issues of passion in Moraes’ oeuvre, in particular, and about cultural perceptions and representations of that human attribute, in general.
Grading
Weekly reflections (5 questions and answers on 2-3 pp. per week, to be posted on http://www.apaixaoeopoeta.blogspot.com/): 20%
First paper, on theoretical issues of Passion (10-12 p.): 25%
Final paper (15-18 p.): 25%
Seminar: 20%
Class participation: 10%
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 quotes and paraphrased statements derived from outside sources). Citing sources at 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: http://www.umassd.edu/studenthandbook/academicregs/ethicalstandards.cfm.
Schedule of Activities
Jan 25: Introduction and preliminary debate over the nature of Passion and the lyrics of “Estranha forma de vida,” with Amália Rodrigues, by her and Alfredo Marceneiro; and “Coração vagabundo,” by and with Caetano Veloso; plus “Convince Me,” by Joyce and Robin Goldsby, and “Samba do grande amor,” by Chico Buarque, both with Joyce Moreno.
Feb 1: NB, Meeting at LArts 208, Language Lab for Vinicius (documentary by Miguel Faria Jr.)
Feb 8: Castello (Vinicius de Moraes: O poeta da paixão)
Feb 15: Calligaris (please see links in the posting "Contardo Calligaris," the oldest of this blog), Lebrun, Chaui, and Pessanha
Feb 22: No class (Follow Monday schedule)
Mar 1: Leminski, Freire, Nunes, Ribeiro, and Wisnik
Mar 8: Moraes (Nova antologia poética)
Mar 15: No class (Spring Break)
Mar 22: Moraes (Nova antologia poética)
Mar 29: NB: Meeting at LArts 208, the Language Lab, scenes from the feature movies Orfeu and Orfeu Negro. Moraes (Teatro em versos). First paper due.
April 5: Moraes (Livro de letras)
April 12: Moraes (Livro de letras)
April 19: Ferraz and other critics
April 26: First draft of second paper due, Seminars
May 3: Seminars
May 10 Seminars
May 17: Seminars. Second paper’s final version due.
Bibliography
Titles available at the campus bookstore:
Castello, José. Vinicius de Moraes: o poeta da paixão/uma biografia. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2005.
Ferraz, Eucanaã. Vinicius de Moraes. São Paulo: Publifolha, 2008.
Moraes, Vinicius de. Livro de letras. Ed. José Castello. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2008.
-------. Nova antologia poética. Ed. Antonio Cicero and Eucanaã Ferraz. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2006.
-------. Teatro em versos. Ed. Carlos Augusto Calil. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2004.
Other titles:
Chaui, Marilena. “Sobre o medo.” Novaes 33-83.
Frank, Robert H. Passions with Reason: The Strategic Role of Emotions. New York/London: W.W. Norton, 1988.
Freire, Roberto. Ame e dê vexame. São Paulo: Clacyko, 1987.
Lebrun, Gérard. “O conceito da paixão.” Novaes 12-32.
Leminski, Paulo. “Poesia: a paixão da linguagem.” Novaes 322-350.
Lyons, William. Emotion. New York: Cambridge UP,1980.
Moldoveanu, Mihnea C., and Nitin Nohria. Master Passions: Emotion, Narrative, and the Development of Culture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002.
Moraes, Vinicius de. Jardim noturno: poemas inéditos. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1993.
-------. Querido poeta: correspondência de Vinicius de Moraes. Ed. Ruy Castro. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2003.
--------. Samba falado: crônicas musicais. Rio de Janeiro: Azougue, 2008.
Novaes, Adauto, ed. Os sentidos da paixão. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2008.
Nunes, Benedito. “A paixão de Clarice Lispector.” Novaes 307-321.
Nussbaum, Martha C. Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions. New York: Cambridge UP, 2008.
Pessanha, José Américo Motta. “Platão: as várias faces do amor.” Novaes 83-114.
Ribeiro, Renato Fanine. “A paixão revolucionária e a paixão amorosa em Stendhal.” Novaes 477-499.
Siskin, Clifford. The Historicity of Romantic Discourse. New York: Oxford UP, 1988.
Wisnik, José Miguel. “A paixão dionisíaca em Tristão e Isolda.” Novaes 221-260.
