| Unit name | Portuguese Africa, 1900-1961 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISP21306 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. Brookshaw |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit involves a survey of the history and literature of the Portuguese territories in Africa during the modern period, taking as its starting point the aftermath of the Congress of Berlin of 1885, and ending with the nationalist rebellions of the early 1960s. Specific attention will be paid to the cultural impact of settlement on territories such as Angola and Mozambique, the characteristics of the colonial economies and their impact on indigenous society, and the changing rationale of colonial rule after 1945. Literary texts will be studied within the specific context of the Lusophone world, and in the more general context of colonial and post-colonial writing from Africa.
