OVERVIEW

A brief history of afro-brazilian literature

AIMS AND CONTENT

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and seminars in italian and portuguese. Attendance is heartily recommended. Students who are unable to attend will have to study some supplementary material

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course explores the constructions of brazilian culture as an identity with strong african roots. The lectures examine narratives and also arts (cinema, popular music and photography). Attention will be paid also to relationship between afro-brazilian culture and the african literatures written in portugues (Angola and Cape Verde).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Luciana Stegagno Picchio, Storia della letteratura brasiliana, Torino, Einaudi, 1997

Boris Fausto, Breve storia del Brasile, Cagliari, 2010

Antonio Cândido, Formação da literatura brasileira Voll. 1 e 2, Itatiaia, 2000

Cuti, Literatura negro-brasileira, Selo negro, 2010

Eduardo Assis Duarte, Literatura e afrodescendência no Brasil – História, teoria, polémica, Vol 4, Ufmg, 2011AA.VV,

AA. VV. Africana – Racconti dall’Africa che scrive in portoghese, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1999

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Martedì 11 ottobre 2016

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be a conversation in Italian or Portuguese and will consist of questions on the whole course (https:// servizionline.unige.it/studenti/esami).

Exam schedule