AFST 33276 - Afro-Brazilian History

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

Brazil has more people of African descent than any other country in the world, other than Nigeria. This fact makes it impossible to understand the history of this South American nation, the fifth largest in the world, or the history of race broadly, without centralizing the experience of black Brazilians. This course will begin with the Transatlantic Slave Trade (during which more slaves landed in Brazil than any other nation) and will end with the modern day Afro-Brazilian movement for equality and the difficulties they face. Along the way, we will cover powerful runaway slave societies, the role of Afro-Brazilians in abolition, the challenges confronted in freedom, black political organization in the 20th century, Afro-Brazilian music traditions, Afro-Brazilian religious practices, and the relationship between such manifestations of black culture and the Brazilian state. We will attempt to understand what has been unique about black history in Brazil, and what has been reflected in the broader experience of blacks in the New World.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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