PORT 1100a, Elementary Portuguese I  Staff

This course introduces the Portuguese language through a comprehensive exploration of cultural topics from the Lusophone world. Instead of traditional textbooks, students engage with diverse authentic materials to enhance learning. Organized into three content units, students reflect on themes related to urban life, addressing guiding questions such as "Who are you in the city?" and "What Do You See from Your Window?" Through visual arts, music, film, and various literary genres, students explore these topics through paced activities focusing on comprehension, contextualization, reflection, and the creation of new meaning. They discuss and interpret challenging themes such as racism, neoliberalism, and sexism from minority perspectives, starting from the first semester of Portuguese studies. Each unit concludes with a small project, integrating knowledge with other university courses. By the course end, students will have gained an understanding of the language across textual genres focusing on diverse aspects of Portuguese-speaking cultures. Students can also publish their work in our digital magazine, Revista dos Estudantes de Português da Yale.  L1  1½ Course cr
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PORT 1240a, Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers I  Mariana Centanin Bertho

This course is an introductory course designed for advanced students of Romance languages and/or heritage speakers of Portuguese and other Romance languages, equivalent to Portuguese 110 and Portuguese 120. The course explores the Portuguese language and cultures through in-depth involvement with cultural topics of the Lusophone world. Organized into four content units, namely, Who Are You in the City?, What Do You See from Your Window?, Between Here and There, and Ludic Spaces, students express reflections and produce projects in Portuguese about their connections to cities and places of memory. By delving into the transformative nature of urban spaces, the course explores the intricate link between subjectivity and the cities or places we inhabit. It examines how structures of coloniality we inherit and modernity can alter our relationship with the environment. Students engage with authentic materials such as visual arts, songs, clips, movies, and texts of different genres to investigate the proposed topics. Paced activities focus on comprehension, contextualization, reflection, and the creation of new meaning to correlate with both academic and personal life. Each unit concludes with a small project, involving different media or text creation, allowing students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired individually and in groups. Upon completing this course, students will have gained an understanding of the language across various textual genres, delving into diverse aspects of Portuguese-speaking cultures. At least one of the following language levels: SPAN 140 or 145, FREN 140 or 145, ITAL 140 or 145, or higher; a satisfactory placement test score; heritage speakers of Portuguese; or instructor's permission.  L1, L2  1½ Course cr
MTThF 9:25am-10:15am

PORT 1300a, Intermediate Portuguese I  Staff

This course, a continuation of Portuguese 120, enhances Portuguese language skills by exploring cultural topics of the Lusophone world. It consists of three units: the intersection of iconic and minority-produced art, including street art and Afro-Lusophone cultural production; the impact of fake news in contemporary society; and Indigenous cosmovisions and their role in postponing global crises. In this course, students do not find traditional textbooks. Instead, each unit employs authentic materials across various genres - visual arts, articles, music, poetry, videos, films, plays, and essays - for comprehension, contextualization, reflection, and meaning creation. Through this approach, students not only learn Portuguese as a language but also delve into critical contexts that deepen their understanding of language usage and reveal aspects of their own culture they may not have previously considered. Units culminate in small projects where students, individually and in groups, create diverse media, scripts, and texts. Themes include gender, class, ethnicity, Black feminism, and ecological crises viewed through Indigenous perspectives. By course end, students can grasp diverse cultural aspects in a global context, refining their Portuguese language skills. Students also have the option to publish their work in our digital magazine, Revista dos Estudantes de Português da Yale.  L3  1½ Course cr
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PORT 1440a, Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers II  Giseli Tordin

This course is designed for advanced students of Romance languages or heritage speakers of Portuguese. It follows a content and project-based learning approach. The course examines a variety of perspectives on the environment and cities, featuring Indigenous art and film, essays on the Amazon, and the works of women photographers, filmmakers, and authors. Students explore how we can decolonize our viewpoints by revisiting the past and reimagining the future. Instead of traditional textbooks, students analyze authentic materials, such as newspaper articles, short novels, essays, media, and academic texts that address contemporary political, social, and environmental issues. Through compelling themes, author interviews, and cultural topics, students deepen their language skills while critically examining social issues. Students refine their Portuguese through multimodal texts and projects, with an opportunity to submit their work for publication in the Yale Portuguese Students’ Digital Magazine. Prerequisites from two of these three options: (1)SPAN 1400 or 1450, FREN 1400 or 1450, ITAL 1400 or 1450, or higher; a satisfactory placement test score; heritage speakers of Romance languages; (2) PORT 1240; (3) Instructor Permission.  L3, L4  1½ Course cr
MTThF 10:30am-11:20am

* PORT 3920a / CPLT 2960a / LAST 3392a, Brazil's Cannibal Modernism: From Modern Art Week to Antropofagia  Kenneth David Jackson

A study of Brazilian modernism in literature and the arts, centered on São Paulo's "Modern Art Week" of 1922 and the "Cannibal Manifesto" from the perspective of major figures and works, and transatlantic exchanges with figures from the European avant-gardes. Includes analysis of antropofagia as a post-colonial strategy. Reading knowledge of French and Portuguese helpful but not required.  WR, HU
Th 1:30pm-3:25pm

* PORT 3940a / CPLT 2940a / LAST 3394a, World Cities and Narratives  Kenneth David Jackson

Study of world cities and selected narratives that describe, belong to, or represent them. Topics range from the rise of the urban novel in European capitals to the postcolonial fictional worlds of major Portuguese, Brazilian, and Lusophone cities. Conducted in English.  WR, HU
T 1:30pm-3:25pm