The Anthropology of Brazil 3102-FBRA
The course gives students a general introduction to the anthropology of Brazil. It centers briefly on its history and its conformation as a multiethnic Nation, with an African, indigenous, European, and Latin American cultural heritage. It also provides students with ethnographic knowledge of the anthropology developed in this country and its impact worldwide.
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
At the end of the course, students will learn about the importance of Brazilian culture in the world and the anthropology developed in this country. They will identify the extent of topics in Brazilian anthropology, particularly those related to race, music, gender, violence, identity and indigenous cultures.
Osoby, które ukończą przedmiot, potrafią posługiwać się wybranym językiem obcym na poziomie B2+ Europejskiego Systemu Opisu Kształcenia Językowego.
Kryteria oceniania
A final essay about one of the course topics, with a value of 60%. Participation in class and exposition of a relevant theme: 40% Attendance is mandatory.
Literatura
DaMatta. 1991. Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma. Notre Dame and London: University of Notre Dame Press. Chapter 4. “Do you know who you’re talking to?!”. The Distinction between Individual and Person in Brazil. Pp. 137-197.
Fryer, Peter. 2000. Rhythms of Resistance: African Musical Heritage in Brazil. London: Pluto Press. Chapter 6. The African Dance Heritage. Pp. 86-108.
Kulick, Don. 2009. “Soccer, Sex, and Scandal in Brazil”, Anthropology Now, Vol. 1 (3): 32-42.
Lévi-Strauss. 1961. Tristes Tropiques. Translated by John Russell. New York: Criterion Books. Part 3. The New World, Chapter 9 Guanabara, Chapter 10 Into the Tropics, and Chapter 11, São Paulo. Pp. 85-111.
Nascimento, Elisa Larkin. 2003. The Sorcery of Color: Identity, Race, and Gender in Brazil. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Chapter 2. “Brazil and the Making of Virtual Whiteness”. Pp. 42-74.
Robb Larkins, Erika. 2015. The Spectacular Favela: Violence in Modern Brazil. California: University of California Press. Introduction. Pp. 1-27.
Viveiros de Castro, Eduardo. 1992. From the Enemy’s Point of View: Humanity and Divinity in an Amazonian Society. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. Chapter 1. Cosmology and Society. Pp. 1-30.
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