African Literature
Code
711091117
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Portugueses
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Ana Maria Martinho
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a)To develop literary and cultural knowledge about postcolonial societies.
b) To identify different critical paradigms as well as their changes and mutations.
c) To improve reading and research individual practices.
d) To participate in class discussions and assigned reading activities.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
A Opening remarks
Statistical data about Education, Culture, Conflict and Migrations in Africa
Literature and Society.
B Lusophone African Literature in a Global Context
Comparative approach with authors from the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa
Current debates
C History of Lusophone African Literature
19th-21st century authors and works: exploring the canon.
Generational and Textual Change
D Oral Literature
Genres
Anthropology, Ethnography and Literature
E Short stories
Genres
Main themes, rhetorical and stylistic aspects
F The Novel
Genres
Main themes, rhetorical and stylistic aspects
G - Poetry
Texts and Authors (poetry and resistance; poetry and culture)
Contemporary trends
Bibliography
A fornecer para cada módulo, em antologia organizada para o efeito.
Tailored to each semesters assignments.
Teaching method
All sessions are theoretical and practical.
The instructor presents working materials and discussion topics, previously prepared by the students. A discussion with the students will follow.
Evaluation method
Evaluation to be monitored on a weekly basis.
Items to consider in the final grading:
Test - 35%
Paper - 35%
Participation in class discussions - 15%
Participation in class - 15%