Literatures of African Countries of Portuguese Language II / Literatura dos paises africanos de lingua portuguesa 3305-LPALOP-21c2

Knowledge:

- The student will have a basic understanding of the history of Portuguese-speaking African literature (20th/21st centuries). They will become familiar with basic terms and concepts characteristic of the literature and culture of this region during the aforementioned period.

- The student will have a basic understanding of the place and importance of the humanities within the academic system and their specific subject matter and methodology;

- The student will be familiar with the basic terminology of the humanities (particularly cultural studies, literary studies, and history);

- The student will be familiar with the basic terminology used in describing Portuguese-speaking African literature, culture, and history;

- The student will have a basic understanding of literary research methodology;

- The student will have a basic understanding of the history of Latin American literature in the 20th century;

- The student possesses the basic knowledge necessary to analyze the literary, cultural, and historical processes occurring in Portuguese-speaking Africa in the 20th and 21st centuries.

(H1A_W01, H1A_W02, H1A_W03, H1A_W04, H1A_W07, H1A_W10)

Skills:

The student is able to independently conduct stylistic and thematic analysis of literary works. The student appreciates the multifaceted nature of issues in the humanities. The student is able to systematize knowledge, monitor their own comprehension processes, and present the results of their research in oral and written form. The student is able to utilize other cultural texts in the analysis and interpretation of selected works [e.g., Film adaptations of literary works, artistic adaptations, translations into other languages, etc.] (H1A_U02, H1A_U03, H1A_U04, H1A_U05, H1A_U06, H1A_U09)

Social competencies:

The student understands the need for lifelong learning (H1A-K01, H1A_K02)

Project form the practical part.

As part of the course, students can participate in events organized by the Faculty of Modern Languages, such as academic conferences and lectures.

General rules apply as to AI use: [https://dokumenty.uw.edu.pl/dziennik/DURK/Lists/Dziennik/Attachments/134/DURK.2023.98.UURK.98.pdf]

Not applicapble.

Books, short storis, comic books and films (4 novels in their entirety; other texts analyzed in fragments):

José Eduardo Agualusa:
- As mulheres do meu pai ;

Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida:
- Lisboa, Luanda, Paraiso;

Chiziane, Paulina:
- Niketche: Uma história da poligamia;
- O alegre canto da perdiz;

Ondjaki:
- Os da minha rua;
- AvóDezanove e o segredo do soviético;
- Os transparentes;
- O Tempo do Cão (z A.J. Gonçalves);
- Capa do artigo Os Vivos, o Morto e o Peixe Frito
- Os Vivos, o Morto e o Peixe Frito.

Pepetela:
- Predadores;

Mia Couto:
- opowiadania (anthology);
- Terra Sonâmbula (+ Polish translation: Lunatyczna kraina)

Luaty Beirão:
- Sou eu mais livre, então;

Sérgio Piçarra:
- satirical drawings;

Films:
Nayola (José Miguel Ribeiro / José Eduardo Agualusa / Virgílio Almeida /
Mia Couto);
Terra Sonâmbula (Teresa Prata);
Avó Dezanove e o Segredo do Soviético (João Ribeiro)

Critical texts (available in the ISIiIb Library):
Bezerra, A. C. P. (2012). A travessia de identidades As mulheres de meu pai. Estação Literária, 10(2Supl), 212–222. https://doi.org/10.5433/el.2012v10.e25771.

Renata Díaz-Szmidt, Muthiana orera, onroa vayi? Dokąd idziesz, piękna kobieto? Przemiany tożsamości kobiecej w powieściach mozambickiej pisarki Pauliny Chiziane, z posł. Eugeniusza Rzewuskiego. Warszawa, Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego, Instytut Studiów Iberyjskich i Iberoamerykańskich UW, 2010.

Farias, Rodolfo Moraes. 2020. “Poligamina adulterada: violência simbólica e tragédia afetiva em Niketche, de Paulina Chiziane.” Letras & Letras 285 - 302. DOI: 10.14393/LL63-v36n2-2020-16.

Manuel Ferreira, Literaturas africanas de expressão portuguesa. 1, Introdução general Cabo Verde S. Tomé e Príncipe Guiné-Bissau, Lisboa, Instituto de Cultura Portuguesa, 1977.

Manuel Ferreira, Literaturas africanas de expressão portuguesa. 2, Intróito Angola Moçambique, Lisboa, Instituto de Cultura Portuguesa, 1977.

Manuel Ferreira, No reino de caliban : antologia panorâmica da poesia africana de expressão portuguesa : Cabo Vedre, Guiné-Bissau, Angola, São Tomé e Príncipe, Moçambique. 1, Lisboa : Seara Nova, 1975.

Manuel Ferreira, No reino de caliban : antologia panorâmica da poesia africana de expressão portuguesa : Cabo Vedre, Guiné-Bissau, Angola, São Tomé e Príncipe, Moçambique. 2, Lisboa : Seara Nova, 1976.

Kruk, A. (2022). Oralność w oryginale i przekładzie portugalskojęzycznej literatury afrykańskiej — przejawy i funkcje. Zagadnienia Rodzajów Literackich, 64(4), 79–93. https://doi.org/10.26485/ZRL/2021/64.4/6.

Lent, J.A. (red.) Cartooning in Africa.

Inocência Mata, Laços de memória & outros ensaios sobre literatura angolana, Luanda : União dos Escritores Angolanos, 2006.

Inocência Mata, Ficção e história na literatura angolana, Luanda, Ed. Mayamba, 2010.

Inocência Mata, Polifonias insulares: cultura e literatura de São Tomé e Príncipe, Lisboa, Ed. Colibri, 2010.

Orlando Mendes, Sobre a literatura moçambicana, Maputo, Institutot Nacionaldo Livro e do disco, 1982.

Paz, D. A., & Scarton, M. da S. (2019). Mulheres fortes ou o conto africano de língua portuguesa de autoria feminina. Nau Literária, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.22456/1981-4526.78456

Gene Sharp From dictatorship to democracy [https://archive.org/details/from-dictatorship-to-democracy-gene-sharp-2010-41281c-3fa-26a-2b-196cd-51f-99be-]

George Steiner Po wieży Babel. Problemy języka i przekładu

Salvato Trigo, Introdução à literatura angolana de expressão portuguesa, Porto, Brasilia Editora, 1977.

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