UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
PORT 130B SPRING 2024
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1329 MW 10:00-11:50AM
PROFESSOR: PATRÍCIA LINO
[email protected]
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE IN PORTUGUESE
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
PORT 130B SPRING 2024
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1329 MW 10:00-11:50AM
PROFESSOR: PATRÍCIA LINO
[email protected]
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
ID: 9654492228
NOTE
The syllabus and the videos are my intelectual property. Therefore, any reproduction or unauthorized circulation is forbidden.
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
CLASS 1
APRIL 1 (MONDAY)
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]
APRIL 1 (MONDAY)
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]
CLASS 2
APRIL 3 (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]
CLASS 3
APRIL 8 (MONDAY)
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SHORT STORIES
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.
CLASS 4
APRIL 10 (WEDNESDAY)
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.
CLASS 5
APRIL 15 (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]
CLASS 6
APRIL 17 (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]
CLASS 7
APRIL 22 (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]
CLASS 8
APRIL 24 (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.
CLASS 9
APRIL 29 (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]
CLASS 10
MAY 1 (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
CLASS 11
MAY 6 (MONDAY)
PART ONE: PRESENTATION OF YOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
PART TWO: "LOVE" AND "THE HEN" by CLARICE LISPECTOR
NO HOMEWORK
FOCUS ON YOUR PRESENTATION
CLASS 12
MAY 8 (WEDNESDAY)
PRESENTATION OF YOUR CREATIVE TEXT
CLASS 13
MAY 13 (MONDAY)
PRESENTATION OF YOUR CREATIVE TEXT
CLASS 14
MAY 15 (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.
CLASS 15
MAY 20 (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]
CLASS 16
MAY 22 (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]
CLASS 17
MAY 27 — NATIONAL HOLIDAY
CLASS 18
MAY 29 (WEDNESDAY)
PART ONE: CONTEMPORARY LUSO-BRAZILIAN POETRY
PART TWO: THE PORTUGUESE, THE BRAZILIAN
NO HOMEWORK
FOCUS ON YOUR FINAL PAPER
MAY 29 (WEDNESDAY)
PART ONE: CONTEMPORARY LUSO-BRAZILIAN POETRY
PART TWO: THE PORTUGUESE, THE BRAZILIAN
NO HOMEWORK
FOCUS ON YOUR FINAL PAPER
CLASS 19
JUNE 3 (MONDAY)
PRESENTATION OF YOUR FINAL PAPER
CLASS 20
JUNE 5 (WEDNESDAY)
PRESENTATION OF YOUR FINAL PAPER
JUNE 5 (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 June 15 (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.