Sumários

Presentation on Azorean Suite by Scott Edward Anderson. Nature writing, ecocriticism, ecopoetics. Guidelines for final papers.

21 Março 2023, 11:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Presentation on Azorean Suite by Scott Edward Anderson; comparison with Elizabeth Bishop's poem "Brazil, January 1, 1502".

Nature writing, ecocriticism, ecopoetics - powerpoint on moodle (under Scott Edward Anderson).
Guidelines for final papers. 


Scott Edward Anderson invited to the class to discuss his Azorean Suite (2021)

17 Março 2023, 11:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Scott Edward Anderson invited to the class to discuss his Azorean Suite (2021).

http://northamericandiasporalit.blogspot.com/2023/03/hw-for-march-17-questions-for-scott.html
Questions from students on aspects of Portuguese-American experience and literature, as well as on writing.


STG (midterm course assessment). Portuguese-American Diaspora and Katherine Vaz.

14 Março 2023, 11:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

STG: Stop, Turn, Go (midterm assessment of course's proposals and teacher).

Portuguese-American Diaspora (powerpoint on moodle) and Katherine Vaz, "The Mandarin Question".


West-African-Portuguese-American Diaspora: Shauna Barbosa, a Cape-Verdean poet.

10 Março 2023, 11:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Diaspora as "othered performance".

Shauna Barbosa, Cape-Verdean Blues.


Ocean Vuong, On Earth We are Briefly Gorgeous (conclusion and quiz).

7 Março 2023, 11:00 Margarida Vale de Gato

Symbolism on the novel.

Favorite passages
Conclusion and quiz.