Challenging the Colonial Complex: Theory and Praxis in the Portuguese-speaking world

This course maps anti-colonial, postcolonial and decolonial critique and praxis in the Portuguese speaking world. It investigates a wide range of writings, while bringing forth an array of artistic, cultural, and media practices of resistance. The course is designed to claim the centrality of these voices and to encourage students to think visually – through not just about images, through not just about art. Reading, watching, listening, and discussing intensely and with care will be the basis of our academic work as we explore the meanings and practices of decolonization in the Portuguese-speaking world. Reading knowledge of Portuguese is required.