Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

This course focuses on the improvement of Portuguese language skills through selected literary texts and Brazilian popular songs. It includes oral practice and development of writing practice, as well as review phonological aspects of Portuguese. Consistent with intensive Portuguese courses at UC campuses, this course is upper division.

This course presents a study of the Portuguese language, examining the basic structures of oral and written colloquial Portuguese, with emphasis on basic vocabulary, grammar, writing style, and a study of some aspects of Brazilian culture. * Units reduced to correspond with UC quarter units for comparable course work.

This course focuses on the improvement of Portuguese language skills through selected literary texts and Brazilian popular songs, as well as oral practice and development of writing practice. Phonological aspects of Portuguese are also covered. Consistent with intensive Portuguese courses at UC campuses, this course is upper division.

This course examines two visions of modernity--Karl Marx (the critique of capitalism) and Max Weber (the spirit of capitalism). Topics include historical constitution of capital and work, social structure and stratification, class struggle and revolution, the theory of action, class and status, and social change.

The course provides an introduction to environmental journalism addressing the key themes of poverty and development, climate, water, energy, biodiversity, consumerism, garbage, etc. Topics include ecology, environment and sustainability concepts, and green economy. 

This course provides a panoramic view of the relationship between the media and modern Brazilian popular music, from the 1950s to the present day. Topics include Bossa Nova, Tropicália, Jovem Guarda, song festivals, national rock, and other important MPB movements.

This course examines paradigms in Brazilian foreign policy, as well as the role of economic development on Brazilian foreign policy. Topics include the Republican regime and foreign policy; Americanism and Pan-Americanism; the Cold War and foreign policy; impact of the economy on foreign policy; independent foreign policy and globalism; foreign policy of the military regime and Americanism; geopolitics and national security doctrine; revival of globalism and consolidation; democracy and foreign policy; post-Cold War and Brazilian international insertion; actors in Brazilian foreign policy.

This course offers an intensive introduction to the basic structures of the Portuguese language. The course focuses on oral practice and introduction to language. There is extensive use of audiovisual aids including language laboratories. Consistent with intensive Portuguese courses at UC campuses, this course is upper division.

This course surveys political thought in Meso- and South America, translated into English. It introduces a broad range of (mostly left) political currents in Castilian- and Portuguese-dominant societies, across historical periods. It covers a variety of thinkers and texts, including Vasconcelos, Mariátegui, Guevara, Anzaldúa, Nascimento and Quijano, among others.