AFRS 3278 - Race in the History of Brazil

Institution:

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

Crosslisted as LTAM 3278 and HIST 3178. Examining the history of Brazil since Portuguese colonization, this course focuses on experiences, struggles, and debates revolving around questions of race and identity. The course interrogates the construction of a slave society, abolition, negotiation of freedom for slaves, and debates around national identity that attended the formation of the Brazilian republic and which have shaped the country in the 20th century. The Brazilian experience will be approached comparatively, using the United States and other areas of the African Diaspora for context. (On demand)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uncc.edu

Phone Number:

(704) 687-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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