Welcome to the
Graduate Studies in Portuguese

The Department of Portuguese, in collaboration with the Departments of Art History, History, Political Science, Sociology/Anthropology, and the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture present the MA, PhD in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory (approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education).

For MA & PhD beginning on September 1, 2008, please apply now. For financial aid consideration, please apply as soon as you can.

The MA in Portuguese Studies gives graduates an in-depth understanding of the literary and cultural history of the Portuguese-speaking world within a broad, interdisciplinary context of humanities and social sciences. Course offerings are complemented by frequent guest lectures, colloquia, and an international peer-reviewed academic journal, Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies.

The majority of core and elective courses are taught in the Department of Portuguese, in the disciplinary area of literary and cultural studies of Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory. These courses are mostly offered in Portuguese. Students may also take courses related to the Portuguese-speaking world that are taught in English in the departments of Art History, History, Political Science, and Sociology/Anthropology. In addition to regular curricular offerings, students take seminar-level courses taught by a rotating pool of distinguished visiting scholars, in residence at UMass Dartmouth as holders of the Hélio and Amélia Pedroso/Luso-American Foundation Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies. Graduate courses are also offered during the summer, in conjunction with the Summer Program in Portuguese.

:: Resources and opportunities

The Graduate Program in Portuguese in sponsored in part by an Endowment Gift from the Government of Portugal ("Gama Endowment") to the UMass Dartmouth Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture awarded on March 18, 1998, and presented by Dr. Jaime Gama, Foreign Minister. There are paid positions in teaching in the Department of Portuguese, as well as positions in research and work related to the graduate program and the publications of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, namely the journal Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies, the Adamastor Book Series, the Portuguese Language Textbook Series and Portuguese in the Americas Series.

Adama5torNet [international newsletter of the Graduate Program in Portuguese], Adama5tor e-Journal & e-Library.
Books, CDs, films, articles, reviews, photographs, sound files, annotated classic works, worldwide network of universities, events and announcements related to the humanities and social sciences of theLuso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory in academia
[Under construction: updated on November 1, 2006].