Intermediate Portuguese I: Ancestral Future

Undergraduate

This course is a continuation of Portuguese 1200 and is guided by a central thread: how different forms of representation - visual, digital, and philosophical - organize how reality is imagined and narrated. The course is organized in three units and examines (1) the relationship between museum art, street art, and Afro-Lusophone artistic expression; (2) the circulation of fake news and digital misinformation; and (3) Indigenous cosmovisions as responses to environmental crisis and deforestation. The units move from visual representation (how art constructs and dialogues with cities), to media representation (how digital discourse structures public perception), to epistemological frameworks (how different worldviews reorganize reality and time in light of ecological crises). Students analyze how these narratives from Portuguese-speaking countries produce meaning and diverse perceptions of the world. Activities are based entirely on authentic materials; no textbook is required. Students expand their ability to narrate and describe in present and past time frames and to refer to future possibilities. Each unit leads students to create diverse projects, with the opportunity to submit for publication in our digital magazine. By the end of the course, students can interpret and produce Portuguese across diverse genres while articulating complex analyses. Conducted in Portuguese. Port 1200, Port 1240 (or equivalent) L3 1½ Course cr HTBA