Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Courses

Course Offerings Spring 2013

Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
ECON 236-01	Latin America Economics Instructor: Sebastian Berger Course Description: Cross-listed with LALC 236-01.	1230:MWF ALTHSE 110
Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
LALC 101-01	Intro Latin American Studies Instructor: J Mark Ruhl Course Description: A multi-disciplinary, introductory course designed to familiarize students with the regions through a study of their history, economics, politics, literature, and culture in transnational and comparative perspective. The purpose of the course is to provide a framework that will prepare students for more specialized courses in particular disciplines and specific areas of LALC studies. Required of all LALC majors. This course fulfills the Comparative Civilizations graduation requirement.	1330:TF DENNY 313
LALC 236-01	Latin America Economics Instructor: Sebastian Berger Course Description: Cross-listed with ECON 236-01.	1230:MWF ALTHSE 110
LALC 300-02	Rethinking Brazilian Lit Instructor: Carolina Castellanos Course Description: Cross-listed with PORT 380-01. This course examines key literary texts of Brazilian literature since the 19th century, while discussing issues of gender, class, and race. Students will read novels, dramas, poems, and short stories, as well as well-known pieces of theory and literary criticism in order to rethink the literary production of this country.	1130:MWF BOSLER 321
Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
PORT 231-01	Portuguese Conversation/Comp Instructor: Carolina Castellanos Course Description: Advanced practice in oral and written Portuguese. In-class work focuses primarily on oral practice through presentations and class-wide discussions of these presentations, of current events, readings and films, as well as small group practice emphasizing everyday situations. Out-of-class work focuses on writing and revision of compositions with emphasis on both grammar and style. Prerequisite: 116 or the equivalent.	1030:MWF BOSLER 321
PORT 380-01	Rethinking Brazilian Lit Instructor: Carolina Castellanos Course Description: Cross-listed with LALC 300-02. This course examines key literary texts of Brazilian literature since the 19th century, while discussing issues of gender, class, and race. Students will read novels, dramas, poems, and short stories, as well as well-known pieces of theory and literary criticism in order to rethink the literary production of this country.	1130:MWF BOSLER 321