PO1B018 Reading Portuguese-Written African Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Reading of selected portuguese authors.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able:;
- to define basic notions of the literary context in question;
- to classify authors according to this context;
- to comment on his place and analyse the most important literary works;
- to apply the beforehand defined terms during the analysis and imply their proper conclusions from observed;
Syllabus
  • Fiction and History (Pepetela: A Gloriosa Família, Pepetela: Lueji, José Eduardo Agualusa: A Conjura, José Eduardo Agualusa: Nação Crioula, José Eduardo Agualusa: A Feira dos Assombrados, Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa: Ualalapi) 2. Anamnesis: war, trauma & nightmare (Ascêncio de Freitas: Carmen Era o Nome, Orlando Muhlanga : “A Fúria da Camponesa”, Pepetela: Mayombe, Pepetela: Geração da Utopia, José Luandino Vieira: A Vida Verdadeira de Domingos Xavier, José Luandino Vieira: Nós, os do Makulusu, Sousa Jamba: Patriotas, José Eduardo Agualusa: Estação das Chuvas) 3. Types of novel (Romance de costumes António de Assis Júnior: O Segredo da Morta, Bildungsroman Baltasar Lopes: Chiquinho, Romance regional Manuel Lopes: Chuva Braba Teixeira de Sousa: Ilhéu de Contenda, Saga familiar Pepetela: Yaka Germano Almeida: A Família Trago, Paulina Chiziane: O Alegre Canto da Perdiz, Romance policial Pepetela: Jaime Bunda, Romance experimental Arménio Vieira: No Inferno) 4. Tradition (Mia Couto: O Último Voo do Flamengo, Mia Couto: Um Rio Chamado Tempo, Uma Casa Chamada Terra Mia Couto: A Confissão da Leoa, Aníbal Aleluia: “Mbelele”, Carneiro Gonçalves: “Malidza”, Raul Honwana: “Caringana wa caringana”, Suleiman Cassamo: “Ngilina, tu vai morrer”, Ruy Duarte de Carvalho: “As águas de Capembáua”) 5. (Post)colonial city and society (António Aurélio Gonçalves: Recaída, Germano Almeida: O Testamento do Sr. Napumoceno da Silva Araújo, José Craveirinha: “Mamana Fanisse”, João Dias: “Indivíduo preto”, Lília Momplé: “Stress”, Pepetela: O Cão e os Caluandas, Pepetela: Predadores, José Eduardo Agualusa: Barroco Tropical, José Eduardo Agualusa: Teoria Geral do Esquecimento, Ondjaki: Os Transparentes, João Melo: “O elevador” 6. Ways of contemporary poetry
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠPÁNKOVÁ, Silvie. Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa II. Antologia de textos literários. (African literatures in Portuguese II. Anthology of literary texts.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 125 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6978-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    recommended literature
  • Cinco povos, cinco nacoes – Estudos de literaturas africanas, Novo Imbondeiro Editores, Lisboa 2007
  • Literaturas Africanas de Lingua Portuguesa, Lisboa: Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, 1987
  • Afonso, Maria Fernanda. O Conto mocambicano. Escritas pos-coloniais. Lisboa: Caminho: 2004
  • LEITE, Ana Mafalda. Literaturas africanas e formulações pós-coloniais. Lisboa: Colibri, 2003, 163 s. ISBN 9727724027. info
Teaching methods
reading, presentation, discussion
Assessment methods
Active participation (80%), 1 presentation, written test
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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