2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 4384 HISTORY OF BRAZIL

An introduction to the Brazilian experience from the colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the legacies of slavery and the plantation system; race relations and the idea of a "Brazilian racila democracy," modernization, economic growth and social inequalities in a peripheral, neo-colonial context; popular music, soccer and carnival in the making of the national Brazilian identity. Prerequisite: Six hours of History or permission of instructor "Former Title": The emergence of Brazil

Credits

3