Portuguese 345 - Cinema of the Lusophone World

This course is designed as an introduction to Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African cinemas and cultures. The selected films will afford students an opportunity to engage with film theory and criticism, and to examine a variety of topics such as the formation of national identity, gender and family dynamics, social inequalities, rural vs. urban societies, migration, civic agency, race relations, and major political and historical events that have impacted the contemporary societies of the Portuguese-speaking world (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and S?o Tome and Principe). Class will be conducted in English. The films will be shown in the original language with subtitles. Portuguese majors have the choice to complete their assignments in Portuguese.