Brazil and the Atlantic World

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Starting with the first ill-fated attempts at European colonization in the 16th century, all the way up to the rise of the far-right in the 21st, this course will offer students a deep understanding of the history of Latin America’s most populous, powerful, and diverse nation, and its importance in---and connections to---the broader Atlantic world. Along with standard historical primary and secondary sources, we will work with a wide variety of texts (fiction, memoir, ethnography, song lyrics) and visual materials (paintings, photography, feature film & documentaries) to consider key themes and trends of Brazilian history and the way that history is entangled with the histories of other Atlantic societies, especially West-Central Africa.