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For Distribution Requirement purposes, PRT courses are classified as HUMANITIES courses.

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HUM199H1
First Year Seminar [26S]


HUM199Y1
First Year Seminar [52S]

Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 48.

Notes
1. All courses taught in Portuguese unless otherwise specified.
2. The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course best suited to their linguistic preparation.


PRT100Y1
Beginners Portuguese [52L, 26P]

An introduction to the main elements of the language with emphasis on oral and written practice. (May not be taken by students who, in the judgement of the Department, qualify for entry into PRT110Y1)

Exclusion: OAC Portuguese or equivalent


PRT110Y1
Elementary Portuguese [52L, 26P]

An introduction to Portuguese for students who speak or understand Portuguese but have not formally studied it. (May not be taken by students who, in the judgement of the Department, qualify for entry into PRT220Y1)

Exclusion: OAC Portuguese or equivalent
Prerequisite: A familiarity with Portuguese


PRT217H1
Language Practice [26L]

Communication practice in small groups, with an emphasis on skills in speaking, listening, and reading. Selective review of grammatical structures and active vocabulary, with readings from Portuguese authors.
Prerequisite: PRT100Y1/PRT110Y1 or permission of the Department


PRT220Y1
Intermediate Portuguese [52L]

Students enlarge their vocabulary and improve their oral and writing skills through reading, composition and translation.
Prerequisite: OAC Portuguese or equivalent/PRT100Y1/PRT110Y1


PRT250H1
Portuguese Culture & Civilization [26L]

A survey of historical and cultural trends in Portugal from the Middle Ages to the present. Art and music are studied in addition to historical/cultural movements to gain a perspective of the uniqueness of Portugal both within Iberia and in Europe in general. (Offered in alternate years)


PRT252H1
Portuguese Island Culture [26L]

Study of Portuguese literature, art, and culture in the context of colonization and immigration, with a specific emphasis on the islands of the Portuguese Atlantic. Readings in the cultural heritage of island settlements, and in diasporic movements to other countries. (Offered in alternate years)


PRT255H1
The Brazilian Puzzle: Culture and Identity [26L]

Taught in English, this course examines the historical and cultural contexts of Brazilian identity. The impact of colonial history on issues such as race, religion and regionalism is explored. The course focuses on the 19th and 20th Centuries: Positivism, Modernism, the Anthropophagous Movement, music and Cinema Novo are discussed. (Offered in alternate years)


PRT258H1
Introduction to Luso-BrazilianStudies (formerly PRT258Y1) [26L]

The introductory study of literary texts and consideration of the various ways authors express and situate themselves in culture. Semiotics, gender, the literary canon, advertising, the nature of literary language, and cinema.

Exclusion: PRT258Y1
Co-requisite: PRT220Y1


PRT299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 48 for details.


PRT320Y1
Composition and Oral Practice [52L]

Intensive practice in written and oral Portuguese for the advanced student. Reading and discussion of contemporary literature.
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1


PRT342H1
Machado de Assis: The Creation of the Modern Self (formerly PRT455Y1) [26L]

Beginning with Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas, Machado de Assis developed the art of creating characters who prefigure the 20th century self: contradictory, often delusional. His novels destroy whatever certainties the late 19th century offered. The course examines the transformation of Machado through readings of his novels. (Taught in English)

Exclusion: PRT 455Y1


PRT351H1
Discovery and Conquest: Literature and Nationhood (formerly PRT351Y1) [26L]

A study of the driving ideologies behind the “Age of Discoveries.” Close scrutiny of key texts reveals how the ideas of displacement, sex, violence, gender, and colonization play crucial roles in the establishment and maintenance of nationhood and nationality in Renaissance Portugal. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: PRT351Y1
Prerequisite: PRT210Y1/PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT355H1
Topics in Brazilian Studies [26L]

In years when this course is offered, topics are described in the departmental brochure.
Prerequisite: PRT258H1


PRT357H1
Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Literature (formerly PRT457Y1) [52L]

Focus on modern and contemporary Brazilian literature and its social contexts, and examination of the relationship between literary movements and Brazilian cinema, music and art. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: PRT457Y1
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT358H1
Topics in Portuguese Studies [26L]

In years when this course is offered, topics are described in detail in the departmental brochure.
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT359H1
From Pessoa to Saramago (formerly PRT456Y1) [52L]

An examination of Portuguese literature as it confronts the changing social, political, and aesthetic currents of the twentieth century. The Orpheu movement of Fernando and Sa-Carneiro, Presenca and Neo-Realism as well as contemporary authors such as Lydia Jorge and Jose Saramago are studied. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: PRT456Y1
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT365H1
The Rise of Modern Identity [52L]

Studies Portuguese and Brazilian Romanticism tracing the development of a new sense of personal and national identity in those countries as reflected in novels, poems and essays. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT258H1 or permission of instructor


PRT398H0
Independent Experiential Study Project


PRT399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 48 for details.


PRT420Y1
Advanced Portuguese [52L]

A study of the more advanced areas of Portuguese grammar and language use. Discussion of issues relating to syntax, vocabulary and style as they arise in essays and readings of literary texts. The expressive resources of the language. Introduction to the stylistic analysis of literary texts. Intensive written and oral practice. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT320Y1


PRT442H1
Eça de Queiroz: Portugal in the Crosshairs [26L]

Whether writing about the adulterous and incestuous relationship between cousins, or the downfall of a great family, or later the transformation of a Parisian dandy into a robust Portuguese countryman, Eça had one great subject: Portugal. The course examines the shifting perspective of the country through close readings of novels.
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1

Exclusion: PRT 356Y1 and PRT455Y1


PRT452H1
Camões (formerly PRT352H) [26L]

A study of the works of Camões, including the entirety of Os Lusíadas, and a substantial portion of the lyrics and theatre. (Offered in alternate years) (Taught in English)

Exclusion: PRT352H
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT454Y1
The Luso-Brazilian Novel [52L]

Fiction in Portugal and Brazil from the 19th century to the present. Naturalism, realism, the experimental novels of the 1920’s, the novel of social protest. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT458H1
The Luso-Brazilian Short Story [26S]

The development of the Luso-Brazilian short story. Examination of theories of the genre as they relate to short stories of Machado de Assis, Eça de Queiroz, Graciliano Ramos, João Guimareaes Rosa, Clarice Lispector and Miguel Torga. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, PRT258H1


PRT490H1
Independent Study [TBA]

Individual study with a member of staff on a topic of common interest including readings, discussion and written assignments.
Prerequisite: PRT320Y1 and written approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator