Advanced Portuguese I: Images of Brazil through Contemporary Cinema

Harvard FAS

In this advanced Portuguese language and culture course, you will explore Brazilian culture(s) through contemporary films. The course examines major Brazilian films in their historical, political, and social context. You will become familiar with relevant concepts in cultural studies and explore different modalities of Brazilian film in relation to the already established tradition of the 1960s "Cinema Novo". Students will have various opportunities to engage in interactive…