POR 120 - Introduction to the Portuguese-Speaking World

Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An introductory overview of cultural, social, and political realities of the Portuguese-speaking world. Through a diverse array of short readings, audiovisual materials, and targeted research projects and written assignments, students acquire basic cultural literacy about eight Portuguese-speaking countries on four continents, including Portugal and Brazil, as well as diasporic communities of Portuguese-speaking immigrants around the globe.

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