FF:PO0B703 Reading African Literature - Course Information

PO0B703 Reading Portuguese-Written African Literature

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

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

each even Tuesday 12:30–14:05 G24

Prerequisites (in Czech)

POIA006 Practical Portuguese II

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

• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Portuguese Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to learn more about the african literatures in portuguese by means of analysis and interpretation of selected titles.

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

recommended literature
• ŠPÁNKOVÁ, Silvie. Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa I. Antologia de textos literários. (African literatures in Portuguese I. Anthology of literary texts.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 131 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6910-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
• 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

Teaching methods

lecture: explanation of the literary field seminar: analysis of literary texts

Assessment methods

participation (80%), communication

Language of instruction

Portuguese

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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