UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
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PORT 130B   FALL 2024
Dodd Hall 154  MW 10:00-11:50AM
PROFESSOR: PATRÍCIA LINO
[email protected]
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INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE IN PORTUGUESE

​INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE IN PORTUGUESE proposes the comparative and dialectical approach of various authors who produced literary works in Portuguese between the 16th and the 21st centuries. Among some of these authors are most canonical and internationally acclaimed writers, such as Gil Vicente, Eça de Queirós, Machado de Assis, Mário de Andrade, Fernando Pessoa, or Clarice Lispector, as well as less internationally known, and new voices from the contemporary Luso-Afro-Brazilian world: Carolina Maria de Jesus, Margarida Vale de Gato, or Angélica Freitas.

FILMS ON KANOPY
To access for free the films on KANOPY, follow the instructions available HERE.

MEETINGS OR CLASSES ON ZOOM
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NOTE
The syllabus and the videos are my intelectual property. Therefore, any reproduction or unauthorized circulation is forbidden. 
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As obras de arte devem falar «por si mesmas», explicar-se «por si mesmas», sem terem necessidade de pôr ao lado um cicerone.
Acompanhar um livro de versos de crítica «já feita» é querer impor um guia à emoção do leitor. O leitor detesta isso.

EÇA DE QUEIRÓS




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CLASS 1
SEPTEMBER 30 (MONDAY)
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PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONS, EVALUATIONS

​PART TWO: BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO LUSO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURE

CLASS ACTIVITY 
Draw a timeline

​HOMEWORK
​Read THE PLAY OF THE BOAT TO HELL by GIL VICENTE [PDF]

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​CLASS 2
OCTOBER 2 (WEDNESDAY)

PORTUGAL: THE BEGINNING
PART ONE: THEATRE AND COMEDY: GIL VICENTE

PART TWO: THE PLAY OF THE BOAT TO HELL by GIL VICENTE [PDF]

​EM PORTUGUÊS [PDF]

CLASS ACTIVITY
Creative and parodical writing exercise​
Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

HOMEWORK
READ "SINGULARITIES OF A BLOND GIRL" by EÇA DE QUEIRÓS [READ HERE IN ENGLISH] [READ HERE IN PORTUGUESE]​
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AUTHOR UNKNOWN. PORTRAIT OF GIL VICENTE. S/D.

GIL VICENTE. OBRAS COMPLETAS DE GIL VICENTE. 1928.

​​CLASS 3
OCTOBER 7 (MONDAY)

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SHORT STORIES
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PART TWO: "SINGULARITIES OF A BLOND GIRL" by EÇA DE QUEIRÓS [READ HERE]
ECCENTRICITIES OF A BLONDE-HAIRED GIRL (2009) by MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA [WATCH HERE]

HOMEWORK
WRITE A COMMENT ON MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA'S FILM (MINIMUM 1 PAGE)
Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.
​​READ "THE ATTENDANT'S CONFESSION" by MACHADO DE ASSIS [READ HERE IN ENGLISH] [READ HERE IN PORTUGUESE]

MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA. SINGULARIDADES DE UMA RAPARIGA LOURA. 2009.

MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA. SINGULARIDADES DE UMA RAPARIGA LOURA. 2009.

​CLASS 4
OCTOBER 9 (WEDNESDAY)
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PART ONE: DISCUSSION ON MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA'S SHORT FILM

PART TWO: "THE ATTENDANT'S CONFESSION" by MACHADO DE ASSIS

CLASS ACTIVITY
​Creative writing exercise
Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

HOMEWORK
READ "FORTUNETELLER" by MACHADO DE ASSIS [READ HERE IN ENGLISH] [READ HERE IN PORTUGUESE]
ALSO: YOU CAN READ ITS COMIC VERSION HERE.

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​CLASS 5
OCTOBER 14 (MONDAY)

PART ONE: PRESENTATION OF YOUR CREATIVE WRITING EXERCISES

PART TWO: ​"FORTUNETELLER" by MACHADO DE ASSIS 

ACTIVITY
ILLUSTRATION EXERCISE DIVIDED IN THREE PARTS
​Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

HOMEWORK
READ FERNANDO PESSOA'S POEMS [THE MESSAGE] [READ HERE IN ENGLISH] [READ HERE IN PORTUGUESE]

A CARTOMANTE EM QUADRINHOS. JO FEVEREIRO.

​CLASS 6
OCTOBER 16 (WEDNESDAY)

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PORTUGUESE MODERNISM 

PART TWO: THE MESSAGE by FERNANDO PESSOA 

Class activity
Creative and parodical writing exercise
​Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

HOMEWORK
​READ THE FIRST 21 FRAGMENTS OF THE BOOK OF DISQUIET by BERNARDO SOARES [DOWNLOAD PDF HERE]

FERNANDO PESSOA. MENSAGEM. 1934.

​CLASS 7
OCTOBER 21 (MONDAY)

PART ONE: FERNANDO PESSOA AND HETERONÍMIA

PART TWO: THE BOOK OF DISQUIET by BERNARDO SOARES
FILME DO DESASSOSSEGO (w/ English subtitles, 2010) by JOÃO BOTELHO [WATCH HERE]

HOMEWORK
​READ CANNIBALIST MANIFESTO by OSWALD DE ANDRADE [READ HERE]

FERNANDO PESSOA. THE BOOK OF DISQUIET. TRANSLATED BY MARGARET JULL COSTA. 2017.

CLASS 8
OCTOBER 23 (WEDNESDAY)

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO BRAZILIAN MODERNISM

​PART TWO: TARSILA DO AMARAL, OSWALD DE ANDRADE, AND ANTROPOFAGIA

Class activity
Drawing exercise 
​Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

TARSILA DO AMARAL. ABAPORU. 1928.

​CLASS 9
OCTOBER 28 (MONDAY)

PART ONE: ANTROPOFAGIA CULTURAL

PART TWO: JOSÉ DE ALENCAR, THE ANTI-HERO, AND MACUNAÍMA by MÁRIO DE ANDRADE

JOAQUIM PEDRO DE ANDRADE, MACUNAÍMA (1969) [WATCH HERE]

HOMEWORK
​READ CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE'S POEMS [READ HERE]
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MÁRIO DE ANDRADE. MACUNAÍMA. 1928.

CLASS 10
OCTOBER 30 (WEDNESDAY)

PART ONE: CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE

PART TWO: DISCUSSION OF DRUMMOND'S POEMS

​Class activity​
Illustration of "The flower and the nausea"
​Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

​HOMEWORK
READ "LOVE" [READ HERE] [EM PORTUGUÊS] AND "THE HEN" [READ HERE] [EM PORTUGUÊS] by CLARICE LISPECTOR
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CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE.

CLASS 11
NOVEMBER 4 (MONDAY)

PART ONE: PRESENTATION OF YOUR ILLUSTRATIONS

PART TWO: "LOVE" AND "THE HEN" by CLARICE LISPECTOR

NO HOMEWORK
FOCUS ON YOUR PRESENTATION

CLARICE LISPECTOR.

CLASS 12
NOVEMBER 6 (WEDNESDAY)

PRESENTATION OF YOUR CREATIVE TEXT
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CLASS 13
NOVEMBER 11 (MONDAY)

VETERAN'S HOLIDAY
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CLASS 14
NOVEMBER 13 (WEDNESDAY)

PART ONE: INTERMEDIAL LUSO-BRAZILIAN POETRY

PART TWO: THE 50s, CONCRETE POETRY AND EXPERIMENTAL POETRY

Class activity
Make your own verbivocovisual poem.
​Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.
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DÉCIO PIGNATARI. BEBA COCA COLA. 1957.

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CLASS 15
NOVEMBER 18 (MONDAY)

PART ONE: POETRY AND PERFORMANCE

PART TWO: LETÍCIA PARENTE, PAULO BRUSCKY, NATASHA FÉLIX

Class activity
Imagine your own poetic and performative exercise.
​​Email your exercise to [email protected] up to 2h before our next class.

HOMEWORK
​START READING SELECTION OF CONTEMPORARY LUSO-BRAZILIAN POEMS [READ HERE]

LETÍCIA PARENTE.

 
​CLASS 16
NOVEMBE 20 (WEDNESDAY)

​PART ONE: CONTEMPORARY LUSO-BRAZILIAN POETRY

PART TWO: THE PORTUGUESE, THE BRAZILIAN

HOMEWORK
KEEP READING THE SELECTION OF CONTEMPORARY LUSO-BRAZILIAN POEMS [READ HERE]
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​CLASS 17
NOVEMBER 25 — THANKSGIVING
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CLASS 18
NOVEMBER 27 -- THANKSGIVING

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​CLASS 19
DECEMBER 2 (MONDAY)

PRESENTATION OF YOUR FINAL PAPER
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CLASS 20
DECEMBER 4 (WEDNESDAY)

​PRESENTATION OF YOUR FINAL PAPER

​Course materials
All course materials will be available online.

Grading and Assignments
40% Response papers and activities 
15% Participation
45% Final paper
100% Total

Grading Scale
A (93-100); A- (90-92); B+ (88-89); B (83-87); B- (80-82); C+ (78-80); C (73-77); C- (70- 72); D+ (68-70); D (63-67); F (63 and below)

Response papers, Presentation, and Final paper
All response papers, presentations, and final paper can be written and presented in English, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Final Paper
At the end of the quarter, students will be required to write a broader, more cumulative essay that draws on and compares artistic productions we have studied throughout the quarter. It should be a topic that allows you to relate the film(s) to larger issues involving Brazilian and Portuguese cultural world. The final paper should be 8-10 pages long, Times New Roman, 12’ font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced. Please email it to me [[email protected]] in PDF format by December 10 (midnight).

Attendance and participation
The course will be conducted as a student-centered seminar, in which students are expected to attend class sessions prepared to contribute to discussions. This means students are expected to complete weekly reading assignments on time. In-class participation, although somewhat subjective, is based upon your response to questions, your willingness to fully engage yourself in the task at hand, and your shown interest towards the subject matter. Above all, the key to be able to participate successfully is preparation. Students are expected to come to class with ideas and questions about the readings and films. Class participation will count significantly towards the final grade. Since we meet only twice a week, after 3 unexcused absences, the participation grade will be deduced (1 point) each time the student misses class. Moreover, students are accountable for all work missed because of an absence.

​Oral presentations
Individual oral presentations (10-15 minutes) will be brief and creative reinterpretations of primary and/or secondary sources, and will be scheduled in advance.