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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of Lusophony as a space of diversity within unity;
- Identify distinctive characteristics and themes in contemporary film and literature production;
- Examine the ways in which artistic productions contest hegemonic narratives and participate
in the construction of a national discourse;
- Understand how some of the major political and social shifts have impacted the current
landscape of the contemporary Portuguese-speaking world;
- Apply pertinent historical and socio-political information to their analyses of cultural products and understand how literature and cinema respond to social change in the Lusophone world.
Themes
1 - Concepts of Lusophony & Geography of the Portuguese-Speaking World
2 - The Colonial War and the Collapse of the Empire
The Murmuring Coast, by Margarida Cardoso
3 - Portugal: The Carnation Revolution
April Captains, by Maria de Medeiros
4 - Angola: in Search of a Nation
Yes, Comrade!, by Manuel Rui
5 - Mozambique: Colonial Impressions
We killed Mangy-Dog and Other Mozambique Stories, by Luís Bernardo Honwana
6 - Mozambique: The Civil War
Sleepwalking Land, by Teresa Prata
7 - Brazil: In Times of Military Dictatorship
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, by Cao Hamburger
8 - Brazil: "Favelas" & Violence
City of God, by Fernando Meirelles
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 46 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Comparative final essay | Week 10 | n/a | Graded | No | 65 |
Assignment: Essay / Commentary | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback individually to students on non graded assessments at the discretion of the tutor - Students will be told what they have done well and what they need to do to improve. Feedback individually to students on graded assessments - includes reminding students of what they were aiming to achieve (the learning outcomes). Feedback to the class, on activities developed in class, where appropriate - feedback given against explicit and agreed criteria for success (clear marking criteria aligned with the learning outcomes).
Name | Role |
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Dr Romeu Foz | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |