Dec 04, 2024  
Catalogue 2014-2015 
    
Catalogue 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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AFRS 242 - Brazil, Society, Culture, and Environment in Portuguese America


1 unit(s)
(Same as GEOG 242 , ITAL 242 , and LALS 242  ) Brazil, long Latin America’s largest and most populous country, has become an industrial and agricultural powerhouse with increasing political-economic clout in global affairs. This course examines Brazil’s contemporary evolution in light of the country’s historical geography, the distinctive cultural and environmental features of Portuguese America, and the political-economic linkages with the outside world. Specific topics for study include: the legacies of colonial Brazil; race relations, Afro-Brazilian culture, and ethnic identities; issues of gender, youth, violence, and poverty; processes of urban-industrial growth; regionalism and national integration; environmental conservation and sustainability; continuing controversies surrounding the occupation of Amazonia; and long-run prospects for democracy and equitable development in Brazil. Mr. Godfrey.

Not offered in 2014/15.

Two 75-minute periods.



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