PORT 404

Fall 2023 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 21-Dec 6

Studies in Luso-Brazilian Culture

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Affords a broad understanding of Luso-Brazilian civilization and culture. May be offered in English (no prerequisites) or Portuguese (see prerequisite statement). See section description for details on the language of instruction each semester.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite: If taught in Portuguese: PORT 403 (former 320) or equivalent or consent of instructor.

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PORT 404 class schedule data for fall 2023
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
78570	Online	BTA	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1140 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Goebel, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Info: Where can we find the Portuguese language in the world? Let’s travel around the globe and discover the rich Lusophone culture where you would never think of encountering it! In Cultura do Mundo Lusófono (Cultures of the Lusophone World), students will explore the many Lusophone cultures through the study of a variety of materials that address selected aspects of the culture, history, and geography of countries that comprise the Lusophone world – Angola, Azores, Brazil, Portugal, Cabo Verde, Madeira, Mozambique, Goa, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné-Equatorial, Macau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste. Using authentic resources, this task-based Intermediate-High/Advanced-Low language course targets the development of writing, listening-comprehension and reading skills, with a strong emphasis in oral proficiency in Portuguese. Students will write several short assignments and participate in multiple class interactions, using authentic readings and listening segments as linguistic models on which to base their own production. Students will learn about food, music, history, tourism, fashion, and politics, among other topics, of the many different places where Portuguese exists, as they expand their knowledge of the Portuguese language through a solid sequence of interactive activities online. At the end of the course students should be more comfortable discussing topics related to the challenges and diversity found in the Lusophone world. Pre-requisite: Port 401 or consent of instructor. 3 credits. Taught in Portuguese. This section is offered through the BTAA Course Share Program hosted by UIUC and will be video-conference/Zoom/online taught for participating universities.
61153	Lecture-Discussion	G4	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1140 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Goebel, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Studies in Luso-Brazilian Cult Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
63231	Lecture-Discussion	U3	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1140 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Goebel, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Luso-Brazilan Culture Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
77484	Lecture	WH3	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	325 Gregory Hall	Hassan, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Arabs and the Americas Section Info: This course offers an introduction to the two parallel traditions of Arab American and Arab Brazilian literature, with a focus on the complex interplay of ethnic minority, national, and transnational identities. Arabs have had a long relationship with the American hemisphere. Twelfth-century geographer al-Idrisi reported that eight Arabs sailed west from Lisbon to discover what lay beyond the “Sea of Darkness” (the Atlantic ocean), and arrived somewhere in South America. Columbus reportedly had a copy of al-Idrisi’s book with him when he embarked on his first voyage in 1492, and he took with him Louis de Torre, a converted Moor, to act as an Arabic interpreter once the expedition reached India. Some of the earliest slave narratives were written in Arabic by literate Muslim captives from West Africa. Large-scale Arab immigration to the Americas began in the late nineteenth century, and since then those immigrants and their descendants have participated in a substantial tradition of minority literature in the two largest countries of the hemisphere, the United States and Brazil. Authors discussed include Ameen Rihani, Diana Abu-Jaber, Mohja Kahf, Susan Abulhawa, Radwan Nassar, Milton Hatoum, Waly Salomão, and Alberto Mussa. The course has graduate and undergraduate sections.
77486	Lecture	WH4	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	1112 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Hassan, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/21/23-12/06/23 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Arabs and the Americas Section Info: This course offers an introduction to the two parallel traditions of Arab American and Arab Brazilian literature, with a focus on the complex interplay of ethnic minority, national, and transnational identities. Arabs have had a long relationship with the American hemisphere. Twelfth-century geographer al-Idrisi reported that eight Arabs sailed west from Lisbon to discover what lay beyond the “Sea of Darkness” (the Atlantic ocean), and arrived somewhere in South America. Columbus reportedly had a copy of al-Idrisi’s book with him when he embarked on his first voyage in 1492, and he took with him Louis de Torre, a converted Moor, to act as an Arabic interpreter once the expedition reached India. Some of the earliest slave narratives were written in Arabic by literate Muslim captives from West Africa. Large-scale Arab immigration to the Americas began in the late nineteenth century, and since then those immigrants and their descendants have participated in a substantial tradition of minority literature in the two largest countries of the hemisphere, the United States and Brazil. Authors discussed include Ameen Rihani, Diana Abu-Jaber, Mohja Kahf, Susan Abulhawa, Radwan Nassar, Milton Hatoum, Waly Salomão, and Alberto Mussa. The course has graduate and undergraduate sections.