AFST 40576 - Brazilian Film and Popular Music

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course provides insights into 20th- and 21st-century Brazilian history, culture, and politics through film, photography, literature, and popular music. Topics discussed include Samba, Bossa Nova, Tropicalia, and the reception of Cinema Novo and of the new Brazilian Cinema. Special attention will be paid to Tropicalia (a movement with key manifestations in the visual arts, cinema, popular music, and literature) and the circumstances surrounding its creation, including the repressive military regime that governed Brazil from 1964 to 1985. This course satisfies the fine arts requirement and is cross-listed in FTT. Offered in English.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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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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