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João AlminoWriter

American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese - AATSP

Interviewed byLuci Moreira

From the Editor

Continua o debate sobre o Acordo Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesapelos membros da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa(CPLP). Durante o colóquio “Língua Global,” realizado em Moçambiqueem março passado, quando da visita do Presidente de Portugal CavacoSilva, o Ministro da Cultura de Portugal disse não ver empecilhospolíticos quanto`a concretização do acordo. O Presidente deMoçambique, Armando Guebuza, mantém-se favorável ao acordo, aindaque não tenha se comprometido oficialmente. Em junho de 2008 haveráuma nova reunião da CPLP.

O governo português aprovou uma resolução, em março de 2008,propondo à Assembléia da República a ratificação do segundo protocolomodificativo, que abre caminho para a aprovação do Acordo num prazode seis anos. O Acordo Ortográfico, que visa unificar a escrita dasdiversas variedades do português, foi lançado em 1990, devendo terentrado em vigor em 1994. Tal fato não ocorreu porque apenas o Brasil,Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe assinaram os dois protocolosmodificativos estabelecidos entre os membros da CPLP.

Português é a única língua do mundo, com mais de 50 milhões defalantes, que possui duas escritas oficiais do mesmo idioma. A variedadedentro da unidade é um fator lingüístico que apenas enriquece umalíngua. Todos que pertencem à comunidade dos países de línguaportuguesa se expressam em português e é este padrão geral ou unidadeque está em debate. Variedades continuarão existindo na fala do povo.

A Portuguese Newsletter entrevista, em Destaque, João Almino—diplomata, escritor e professor. Vale a pena conferir o seu novo livro,traduzido para a língua inglesa. Mary Rysner, em Ponto de Vista, falasobre a importância de português para negócios e nos oferece váriassugestões sobre o ensino de Português, especificamente direcionadopara negócios internacionais.Confira também o poema criado emconjunto pelos estudantes da Escola de Português do MiddleburyCollege no verão passado. E muito mais!

LM - Could you tell the Portuguese Newsletter read-ers about your career as a novelist and your mostrecent achievements?

JA - Since I was very young I have had an interest inliterature. But I waited until 1987 to publish my firstnovel, after I had already published four books in thefields of history and political philosophy. I wrote a totalof four novels, all set in Brasilia. After being translatedinto Spanish, my third novel, The Five Seasons of Love,was launched in the US precisely in April 2008. I alsohave a new novel, O Livro de Emoções (The Book ofEmotions), coming out in Brazil in just a few months.

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LM - Could you tell us a little about the novel that waspublished in the US?JA - It is the third novel of the “Brasilia Quartet”, whichcan be read independently from the others. I set thesenovels in Brasilia, among other reasons because by doingso, I can focus on post-utopian themes that interest me es-pecially. Brasilia as an idea coincides with the search formodernity that accompanies the whole history of indepen-dent Brazil. It somehow summarizes the national dreamsand deceptions. However, the story of this novel could havebeen set elsewhere. I hope it has a universal flavor as itreflects upon creation and renewal and deals with universalthemes such as love and friendship. The Fifth Season re-defines utopia as the attempt to organize chaos, not withwhat is distant and unachievable, but with what is near andvisible.

LM - And how about the new novel that will be launchedin Brazil?JA - The main character had already been present in previ-ous novels. It is a book about memory, the visible and theinvisible, based on a story of a blind photographer.

LM - What are your future plans as a novelist?JA - To continue working a little everyday on some piece offiction, as I have done for almost thirty years.

LM - Could you tell the Portuguese Newsletter readersa little about your background?JA - Besides the novels, I have written some books of es-says in political philosophy. My Doctorate degree, which Ireceived in Paris, is in Philosophy. I am also a career diplo-mat, having studied at Instituto Rio Branco, the BrazilianDiplomatic School, of which I later became the director.And I have been a professor at universities in Brazil, Mexicoand the US.

LM - It is unusual to find a diplomat and a Professor ofLiterature in the same person at the same time. How doyou see yourself as an educator?JA - I was invited to teach literature, first at Berkeley andlater at Stanford, not because of my academic backgroundin this field, but basically because I am a writer. I havealways been a reader of Brazilian fiction and poetry, andmy classes were only a way of exchanging ideas with mystudents about these readings, starting with our great clas-

sics, such as Machado de Assis, Graciliano Ramos, andClarice Lispector. Many years ago, in Brazil and in Mexico,I taught courses in Political Philosophy and Philosophy ofInternational Relations that had to do with my academic back-ground.

LM - What are some of your contributions or initiativesto the Portuguese language and Brazilian studies in theU. S.?JA - I was glad to contribute toward the creation of theJoaquim Nabuco Chair in Stanford and the Rio Branco Chairin Berkeley, by the Brazilian government, in conjunction withthe local universities. These chairs funded the residence ofBrazilian scholars at each institution for a few months annu-ally. I also assisted in the establishment of a Lectorship inPortuguese at the University of California Santa Cruz. Morerecently we created a pilot program for the teaching of Por-tuguese in elementary and secondary schools in Florida.

LM - In your opinion, in which areas should the Brazil-ian government invest to promote Brazil and Portuguesein the U.S.? Is Brazilian literature in translation one ofthem?JA - Brazil has a great tradition in literature, neverthelesseven our greatest fiction writers and poets are relatively un-known in this country. Only a few anthologies of Brazilianpoetry have been published here – one of them, back in thenineties, by the way, due to an initiative of mine: Nothingthe Sun Could not Explain, for which I wrote a foreword.So, you are right, many more translations could and shouldbe made, and an official support in this respect would makea difference. Of course this is not the only area with greatpotential. Much can still be done to strengthen relations be-tween our universities. We can make partnerships and cre-ate bridges between Brazilian and American cultural institu-tions so that our music, cinema, performing arts, and visualarts become more present in the US.

LM - How do you see the future of Portuguese languagein the context Brazil-U.S. relations?JA - I have noticed in the last years an increased interest inthe teaching of Portuguese in some American universities.Ideally there should be Advance Placement exams (AP’s)in Portuguese, which in itself would be an incentive to thestudy of Portuguese in high schools and later in college.Heritage Portuguese is a new field due to the increasingnumber of Portuguese-speaking immigrants. And pilotprojects for the teaching of Portuguese have lately beenestablished in some elementary and middle schools.

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João Almino, Ph.D, is a writer and diplomat. He has published thefollowing books:* Novels:Brasilia Trilogy, composed by the novels Ideas on Where to Spend theEnd of the World, Samba-Enredo and As Cinco Estações do Amor. Thelast one was translated in to Spanish as Las Cinco Estaciones del Amorin 2003 and also translated to English as The Five Seasons of Love,translated by Elizabeth Jackson, Host Publications, 2008.* History, Political Science and Philosophy:The Authoritarian Democrats, Secrecy and Information, Once Upon aTime a Constituent Assembly, Still Life: The Political Philosophy ofEcology, and The Age of the Present.* Literary criticism:Brasil/EUA: Balanço Poético, which compares poetic trends in Braziland the US.He taught at the Autonomous National University of Mexico, Universityof Brasília; Instituto Rio Branco, UC Berkeley and Stanford University.He was Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco, Lisbon, and Miami. AnAmbassador, he is presently the Consul General of Brazil in Chicago.

Luci Moreira is Associate Professor (College of Chaleston), Director (Portuguese Summer School, Middlebury College),Editor (Portuguese Newsletter), and National President (Phi Lambda Beta).

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Chapters of Phi Lambda Beta currently exist at twelve institutions throughout the U.S.;however, there are Portuguese programs which still do not have institutional charters.Please consider starting a local chapter of Phi Lambda Beta on your campus. It is verysimple and fast!

Requests for institutional charters should include names and addresses of the institution,faculty, sponsor, and charter members. Forward this information to Luci Moreira, De-partment of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424, e-mail:moreiral@cofc.edu.

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Ponto de VistaEm Ponto de vista, o leitor tem a oportunidade de manifestar seu ponto de vista lingüístico, cultural ou literário sobre qualquertema que possa interessar àqueles que trabalham com a língua portuguesa. Solicitamos textos curtos e livres de jargões técnicosmuito específicos. Envie seu texto para: Prof. Luci De Biaji Moreira, Department of Hispanic Studies, College of Charleston, 66George St., Charleston, SC 29424, ou por e-mail: <moreiral@cofc.edu>.

Brazil as a Rising Global Player: Implications for Portuguese

In the last few years, the Brazilian economy has been remarkablystrong, attaining its highest sustained economic growth sincethe 1970s. Today, Brazil leads the world in exports of chicken,coffee, sugar, soy, beef and orange juice, and foreign investorshave taken note, substantially increasing their involvement1 .Brazil has been paying off its debt, lowering interest rates, andminimizing spending; and aided by hikes in commodity prices,“Exporta Brazil” efforts have balanced and improvemed the Bra-zilian economy. This economic growth has put an internationalspotlight on the Portuguese language, increasing the amount ofstudents’ and corporations’ interest.

Perhaps the most important change was one of image. Brazil isbeing perceived as a more and more prominent and respectedplayer in the world market through major national firms such asEmbraer, Petrobras, and Odebrecht. Brazil’s national tourismagency, Embratur, has been investing heavily in the “branding”of Brazil through the “Marca Brasil” campaign2 . These actionscontribute to a more positive image of the country and culture,and help to counter the pessimistic news stories that have tradi-tionally dwelled more on Brazil’s social problems.

Portuguese enrollments reported by the MLA language surveyare rising steadily each year (see figure 1). However, these num-bers still pale in comparison to other languages, ranking 13th

after such languages as American Sign Language, Italian, Rus-sian, Arabic, and Ancient Greek in 2006.Another concern withthe ranking of Portuguese is that the U.S. government is makinga move toward removing Portuguese from the list of Less Com-monly Taught Languages, which could affect funding and sup-port for many Portuguese programs, specifically FLAS scholar-ships at Title VI Centers.

As would be expected, the number of Business Portuguese pro-grams are even lower. In a very recent study conducted by Chris-tine Grosse, Business courses are offered among languages suchas Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese,Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. For 2006, she found that themost widely taught courses are Business Spanish (18 universi-ties), Business Chinese (13), Business French (12), BusinessGerman (11), Business Japanese (8) and Business Portuguese(6). A 2002 study of Business Portuguese conducted by Risnerindicates that seven U.S. universities offered Business Portu-

guese. These statistics, however, are based on survey responseand other programs could have been potentially left out.

With Brazil at an apex, the question we must ask now is how canwe, as Brazilianists and Portuguese language instructors, utilizethe increased interest in Brazil to recruit more students into Bra-zilian Studies and Portuguese language studies? I suggest thatsome areas to consider for improvement and innovative strate-gies are recruitment, program development, materials develop-ment, and faculty training.

RecruitmentStudents today need to see a practical future benefit from thecourses and programs they choose, thus the importance of Bra-zil in the world economy must be stressed. The increased de-mand for Portuguese speakers, coupled with their rarity com-pared to Spanish speakers, leads to a competitive advantage forPortuguese speakers seeking employment. Departments suchas business, economics, journalism, advertising, tourism, etcetera, are dominated by more common foreign languages; there-fore strong interdepartmental ties are an important aspect of re-cruitment. Availability of a minor in Portuguese, especially onewith a specific course map for students in the professionalschools, will aid recruitment. In addition, emphasizing the richcultural heritage of Brazil and its abundance of ecological areaswill draw students from Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sci-ences.

Program developmentArticulation among faculty in the professional schools and lan-guage faculty is necessary to create a study plan and help withthe marketing of the language. A regular 3-hour Business Portu-guese course or courses are helpful in this respect. Creation ofshort term study abroad programs in another discipline, even ifin English, often stimulates interest in Brazil so that returningstudents sign up for language and culture courses. Some ex-amples of these types of initiatives are short term MBA weeklong study tours, summer courses, and semester long programsthat include academic seminars and company visits that high-light direct interaction with Brazilian executives. Many of thesetypes of programs have been functioning well at schools throughthe efforts of their Centers for International Business Educationand Research (CIBER). Looking off campus, initiating contactand collaboration with Brazilian chambers of commerce and U.S.based businesses for program support and assistance in orga-nizing internships and career symposia that bring executives tocampus provide ways to offer direction to students seeking an

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Figure 1: Portuguese Enrollment1986 1990 1998 2002 20065,071 6,076 6,926 8,385 10,267

Source: Furman, Nelly, David Goldberg, and Natalia Lusin. Enrollments in Languages OtherThan English in United States Institutions of Higher Education. Fall 2006. Web publication,13 November 2007 © 2007 by The Modern Language Association of America

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1 In 2007, foreign reserves increased by $167 billion, double the amount of theprevious year,and foreign investments jumped to $30 billion, a 60% increase over 20062 <www.embratur.org/> ,<http://200.189.169.141/marcabrasil/marcabrasil.htm>3 <www.latam.ufl.edu/labep.html>;<https://gibbes.cofc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.latam.ufl.edu/labep.html>; <www.bizlink.ufl.edu>;<https://gibbes.cofc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.bizlink.ufl.edu>; <www.bizlink.ufl.edu/portuguese>; <https://gibbes.cofc.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.bizlink.ufl.edu/portuguese>;<www.latam.ufl.edu/outreach>;

Mary E. RisnerAssociate Director

Outreach and Latin American BusinessPrograms

Center for Latin American StudiesUniversity of Florida, Gainesville.

mrisner@latam.ufl.edu

Acknowledgments

Portuguese NewsletterProofreaders:

Jose MoreiraPortuguese

Lucas De Biaji MoreiraEnglish

international business career path. TheU.S. Department of Education’s Fund forthe Improvement of Post-Secondary Edu-cation (FIPSE) also provides grant oppor-tunities to develop semester study abroad,faculty collaboration and courses that fo-cus specifically on Brazil and require Bra-zilian academic and private sector part-ners. Several FIPSE past and current busi-ness projects have been successful andcan be accessed at the FIPSE website.

Materials Creation/TrainingAn additional area that needs attention isthat of materials available for BusinessPortuguese so that instructors are notburdened with creating all of their ownmaterials, though that void has had somerecent additions from U.S. and Brazilianpublishers. At the intermediate to ad-vanced levels the Editora Galpão has pub-lished Panorama Brasil, Quality Mark re-leased Português no mundo corporativo

in 2004, and in 2007 UT Press published aseries of case studies entitled BraziliansWorking with Americans. At the beginnerlevel the Editora Pedagógica Universitáriapublished Diálogo Brasil, which has abusiness focus throughout the text.

In the University of Florida websites thereader will find specifics links and contactsto find out more about model programs,symposia, and courses that are focusedon business in Brazil.3

In recent years CIBERs have offered sum-mer faculty development modules to pro-mote understanding of the Brazilian busi-ness environment through Mercosul andother programs specific to Brazil. However,these have traditionally recruited businessfaculty who have little or no internationalbackground. UF CIBER is currently creat-ing a new faculty development programfor summer 2009 specifically for

methadological improvement of Portugueseinstruction geared toward a specific pur-pose.

Exploring the areas mentioned above willrequire a joint effort of faculty and univer-sity administration, government, and com-munity. Efforts to recruit more students intoBrazilian Studies, Portuguese languageprograms, and to Business Portuguese willbenefit both the U.S. and Brazil—one ofthe largest Latin American commercial part-ners with the U.S.

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BRASA Book AwardsThe Roberto Reis BRASA BookAward recognizes two books in Bra-zilian Studies published in English thatcontribute significantly to promoting anunderstanding of Brazil. The two win-ners are: John Tofik Karam, with An-other Arabesque: Syrian-LebaneseEthnicity in Neoliberal Brazil,Temple University Press, 2007; andJeffrey D. Needell, The Party of Or-der: The Conservatives, the Stateand Slavery in the Brazilian Mon-archy, 1831-71, Stanford UniversityPress, 2006.

Monografias sobre Lima BarretoA obra literária de Lima Barreto,uma proto-antropologia da cidade?,escrita por Jorge Santiago, Diretor doInstituto de Estudos Brasileiros daUniversidade Lumière Lyon, recebeuo prêmio Concurso Internacional deMonografias sobre a Obra de LimaBarreto em 2007.

LIVROS

Everything Learning Brazilian Por-tuguese Book, by Fernanda Ferreira.Published by Adams Media Corpora-tion. 2007.

Literatura, intelectuais e a crise dacultura. Organização Lúcia Helena.Rio de Janeiro: Contra Capa/Brasília:CNPq. 2007.

Código Da Vinte: Crônicas, deAlfredo Ruy Barbosa, reúne crônicas

publicadas no Jornal do Brasil entre osanos de 2004 a 2007. Caranvasarai,2007.

Defeito de cor, de Ana MariaGonçalves, foi publicado pela EditoraRecorde em 2007. O livro, cuja autorarecentemente esteve na StanfordUniversity, recebeu o prêmio “Casa deLas Américas,” também no ano passa-do.

Cinema Brasileiro nos anos 70, deGuido Bilharinho—com ensaios decrítica cinematogáfica—foi publicadopelo Instituto Triangulino de Cultura em2007. Com o tema: Cinematizações:idéias sobre literatura e cinema, a obratrata das relações entre cinema e lite-ratura. Trabalho publicado pelo Círcu-lo de Brasília em 2007.

Cora, Coralina: Uma celebração davolta. Organizado por Darcy FrançaDenofrio e Goiandira Ortiz de Camargo,interpreta os poemas de Cora Coralina.Publicado pela Cânone Editorial em2007.

Sua Excelência, O Intérprete, deEwandro Magalhães Jr., foi publicadopela Parábola Editorial em 2007. A obratrata dos desafios enfrentados pelointérprete e tradutor, dentro da cabinee nos bastidores do mundo dosintérpretes, com conselhos paraenfrentar a profissão. Informações:<www.parábolaeditorial.com.br>.

50 contos e 3 novelas, de SérgioSant’Anna, com introdução de JoséGeraldo Couto, foi publicado pela Cia.das Letras em 2007.

REVISTAS

Portuguese Language JournalThe Portuguese Language Journal(PLJ) is an academic endeavor createdto promote and disseminate informationabout the teaching of Portuguese as aforeign language. PLJ also aims to pro-vide a venue to improve the collabora-tion and exchange of information amongPortuguese language teachers. Volume2, Fall 2007 includes articles fromFernanda Ferreira, Margo Milleret,Márcia Araújo Almeida, Lúcia Rottawa,among others. Themes are Linguistics,Pedagogy, Classroom Ideas, and BookReviews. <http://www.latam.ufl.edu/portugueselanguagejournal/index.html>.

TriceVersaA revista eletrônica, editada pelaFaculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis(UNESP), é uma publicação do CentroÍtalo-Luso-Brasileiro de EstudosLingüísticos e Culturais. A revista pode

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ser consultada no endereço <http://www.assis.unesp.br/cilbelc/rev.htm>.

FILMES

“Quilombo Country”Raising issues of political identity, landrights, and racial and socioeconomicdiscrimination, this documentary is aportrait of rural communities in Brazilthat were founded by runaway slaves.It is narrated by Chuck D.; poet, me-dia commentator, & leader of the iconicU.S. hip hop group Public Enemy. L.

Abrams is the producer and director.“Mutum”Baseado no romance Campo Geral, deJoão Guimarães Rosa, o filme narra aestória de Miguilim. O roteiro foi escritopela pesqisadora Ana Luiza MartinsCosta e dirigido por Sandra Kogut.Mutum foi filmado no interior de MinasGerais, na região de Andrequicé. Filmelançado em 2007. Informações: <http://www.mutumofilme.com.br/> e <http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.jsp?id=K4735465Y7>.

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Medalha do VulcãoRussell Hamilton (Emeritus Professor, VanderbiltUniversity) received the Primeira Classe daMedalha do Vulcão – First Class Volcano Medal—in recognition to his outstanding contribution to thestudy and knowledge of the African literature of Por-tuguese language.

This recognition was given by the Ambassador of theRepublic of Cape Verde in the U.S., Dr. Maria deFátima Lima da Veiga, on behalf of the President ofRepublic of Cape Verde, Mr. Pedro Pires. March 28,2008.

OPI-WPTAlém de renovar suas credenciais como avaliadorada OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview), a diretora doPrograma de Português de Stanford, LyrisWiedemann, tornou-se a terceira pessoa credenciadapelo ACTFL nos EUA como avaliadora do teste WPT-Português (Writing Proficiency Testing).

New BRASA OfficersNewly-elected officers:Vice President/President Elect (2008-10/2010-12)Randal Johnson, UCLA.

Executive Committee (2008-2012)Paulo Roberto de Almeida (Brasilia)Judy Bieber (University of New Mexico)Cristina Ferreira-Pinto Bailey (Austin, Texas)Elizabeth Kiddy (Albright College)Maxine Margolis (University of Florida)

AATSP President:Milton Azevedo (photo below) was elected Vice-Presi-dent in the fall 2007 AATSP elections. He will be Vice-President in 2008-09 and President in 2009-10.

Tenure and PromotionAntónio Ladeira (Texas Tech University) and Mar-guerite Itamar Harrison (Smith College) received theirtenure and were promoted to Associate Professor.

Congratulations to all.

“Moro no Brasil”A musical road trip by Finnish director(and Brazilophile) Mika Kaurismaki,journeying deep into the heart of Brazil.Stopping in Pernambuco, Bahia and Riode Janeiro, the film dives into the rootsof samba, bossa nova, and far beyond.

AATSP Portuguese NewsletterThe Portuguese Newsletter is availableonline at <https://www.aatsp.org/s c r i p t c o n t e n t / c u s t o m /members02_resourcesnewsletter.cfm >.

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Esta seção se dedica aos trabalhos, conferências, encontros e semináriosrealizados recentemente e que merecem ser registrados. Se você nãopôde ir, ou não sabia, nós trazemos a informação até você, como referência.

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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOPoet Miriam Alves spent fall 2007 as Writer in Residenceat the University of New Mexico. Appearing from left toright in the photo below are Miriam Alves, ConceiçãoEvaristo, and Margo Milleret, taken during the reading ofMiriam’s poems. The poetry reading was in Portuguesewith English translations.

HARVARD UNIVERSITYBrazilian Film: From Revolution to Resistance. March 13,2008. After the screening, Robert Stam, Professor of Cin-ema Studies at New York University and author of Tropi-cal Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Racein Brazilian Cinema and Culture, discussed the film withthe audience.

Harvard’s commemoration of the centenary of Japaneseimmigration to Brazil, “Celebration of Brazil and Japan: ACentury of Journeys across Borders and Generations”, in-cludes the following three lectures. April 7-11.

* “100 Years of Japanese Immigration in Brazil: From yel-low peril to model citizen,” by Naomi Moniz, fromGeorgetown University. April 8.

* “The second generation (or the 1.5 generation) of Brazil-ian-Japanese immigrants in Japan,” by Ishi Angelo, fromMusashi University. April 9.

* “Passage to the West: Haiku and Immigration” – Thesaga of Japanese immigration to Brazil in haiku poetry, inboth Japanese and Portuguese—by Haquira Osakabe. April11.

YALE UNIVERSITYA one day conference, “Joaquim Nabuco at Yale: BrazilianStatesman, Author, and Ambassador: A Centenary Com-memoration (1908-2008),” was held in Yale. April 4.Opening: K. David Jackson, “A Statesman in the Acad-emy: Joaquim Nabuco at Yale” Participants: João Almino,Brazilian author and Consul of Brazil in Chicago; LeslieBethell (Oxford U); Stephanie Dennison (U of Leeds);Humberto França (Fundação Joaquim Nabuco, Recife); K.David Jackson (Yale U); Jeffrey Needell (U of Florida);Marco A. Nogueira (UNESP); Paulo Pereira (PUC-SP);John Schulz (Brazilian Business School, SP), and NormanValencia (Yale U).

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAO Departamento de Espanhol e Português da Universidadedo Arizona recebeu a Professora Marta Scherre(Pesquisadora Associada da Universidade de Brasília ePesquisadora do CNPq) durante os dias 18-25 de outubrode 2007. Scherre, co-autora de Padrões Sociolingüísticos(1996); Doa-se lindos filhotes de poodle: variaçãolingüística, mídia e preconceito (2005) e co-autora deOrigens do Português Brasileiro (2007), entre outrostrabalhos de sociolingüística, apresentou a palestra “AsOrigens do Português do Brasil,” em co-autoria comAnthony Naro. Scherre também coordenou uma oficina paraos alunos de pós-graduação sobre o uso do programaestatístico Varbrul nos estudos variacionistas. Nas fotosabaixo, Marta Scherre e Ana M. Carvalho; M. Scherre eestudantes da University of Arizona [A. Carvalho].

UNIVERSITY OF TEXASThird Amazon Week March 4-10.Roundtables on contemporary environmental and social is-sues in the Amazon. Presenters: Susanna Hecht (UCLA),scholar on Amazonian development and policy; and PriscillaFaulhaber (anthropologist at the Museu Paraense Emilio

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Goeldi) specializing in interethnic re-lations between indigenous peoplesand Amazonian national societies. In-formation: <www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas>.

PORTUGUESE SCHOOLÁlvaro Cardoso Gomes (photo below)was the Writer in Residence of the2007 Portuguese Summer School inMiddlbeury College. He was therefor one month, teaching literaturefrom his books.

STANFORD UNIVERSITYEm fevereiro, sob os auspícios da Ini-ciativa de Escritor-Residente da Di-visão de Literaturas, Culturas e Lín-guas (DLCL) e com a contribuiçãodo Ministério de Relações Exterioresdo Brasil, o Programa de Portuguêsorganizou um curso de duas semanascom a escritora Ana Maria Gonçal-ves. A autora ministrou o curso quefoi baseado no seu romance históricoUm Defeito de Cor, publicado em2007 e ganhador do prêmio Casa deLas Américas. O curso apresentouum formato inovador, contando comum blog aberto e com a participaçãode professores de vários departamen-tos, além da autora. Tendo em vista osucesso da iniciativa, a Divisão deLiteraturas, Culturas e Línguas anun-ciou que pretende adotar o cursocomo modelo para futuras atividades..UMASS, DARTMOUTHBela Feldman-Bianco, Brazilian an-

thropologist from the University ofCampinas, São Paulo, spent the springat the University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth, as Visiting EndowedChair Professor in Portuguese Stud-ies. She taught “Race, Nation, andDiaspora in Brazil.” Dr. Feldman isthe author and editor of several bookson Brazil and Portugal. This was doneunder the auspices of The Hélio andAmélia Pedroso/Luso-AmericanFoundation Endowed Chair in Portu-guese Studies.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYLectures offered at Ohio State Uni-versity during the academic year of2007-2008:* “Representing and MisrepresentingBrazil: Violence and Social Criticismin Contemporary Brazilian Cinema,”by Luciano Tosta, UIUC. September28, 2007.

* “Satin Slippers, Vain Glories, andTalking Pictures: Manoel de Oliveiraand Questions of Empire,” by RandalJohnson, UCLA. November 9, 2007.

* “A Conversation with Portuguese Filmmaker Pedro Costa,” by PedroCosta, Filmmaker, Portugal. February8, 2008.

BROWN UNIVERSITYLecture: “Culture and Politics in the21st Century Brazil: New Connections,New Forms of Engagement,” byHeloísa Buarque de Hollanda(UFRJ). February 4. [Luiz F.Valente].

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* Lecture: “African Settlers: Brazil’sUnique Ethnic and Racial Realitiesand Myths, by” Russell Hamilton(Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt Uni-versity). February 21.

In celebration of the Black History

Month, the Portuguese Program of theCollege of Charleston and the AveryResearch Center sponsored the lecture.Below, Hamilton Russell with MarvinDulaney, Director of the Avery Re-search Center; during the lecture.

* “Prophets in the Tropics: Jewish Cul-ture and Literature of Brazil.” NelsonVieira (Brown University). March 13.Co-organized by the Portuguese Pro-gram and the Jewish Studies Center.Below, Nelson Vieira and MartinPermultter, Director of the Jewish Stud-ies Center; Nelson and College ofCharleston students.

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PINGO POPINGO POPINGO POPINGO POPINGO POÉÉÉÉÉTICOTICOTICOTICOTICO

O “Jogo do Cadáver Sutil”

Este jogo foi concebido pelos poetas do movimentosurrealista que acreditavam que a criação literária deviaprovir do subconsciente e, utopicamente, ser produzidapela coletividade e não individualmente. Imaginaram,portanto, um tipo de jogo poético coletivo em que umautor escrevia uma(s) frase(s) ou um(uns) verso(s)numa folha de papel, que era então dobrada e passadaa um parceiro, mas de modo que este só pudesse vera(s) última(s) palavra(s) ou o(s) último(s) verso(s) doque havia sido escrito e desse continuidade, assim, aopoema. Resultaram desses jogos poemas muitoestranhos e belos, como o seguinte:

O cadáver sutilBebia

O vinho novo

Baseados nessa experiência, o escritor Álvaro Cardosoe seus alunos da Escola de Verão do Middlebury Col-lege – Eliza, Josué, Jônatas, Ananda, Amber, Nina,Érico, Amílcar, Laureen, Bela, Lia, Laura – (na fotoabaixo) entraram nesse fascinante jogo e escreveramdois poemas coletivos, um deles transcrito ao lado:

Meu coração batiaComo um tamborEnlouquecidoQue, à luz da lua, sumiuE o lago desapareceuSumiu,Fugiu até o céuE voltou no dia seguinteNuma chuvaQue fez as crianças da cidade dançarem.Até sem precisar de música.Mas com o assovio mortífero do conhecimento,Integrado com a infelicidade momentânea.A vida é sempre assim –Alguns dias chove, outros bate sol.Pelo menos a gente tem futebol.E quando não temos nada mais,Podemos contar as filas cinzentasDe muitas noites quentes.E me sinto culpado por tudo isso?Se você se sentir culpado por isso,você não passade uma ferramenta do Homem.Têm lá o cheiro da tristeza –Mostrado pela tensão no pescoço também,Mas no ângulo dos ombros haviaUma ave roxa brilhante que voou até uma árvoreE, vendo o reflexo dele no lago quieto,Começou a chorar,Olhou o gato feliz e chorou mais,Muito devagarzinho começou a correrPara onde? Sei lá.

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CALL FOR ARTICLES

Portuguese Language JournalArticles may be submitted in English orPortuguese. Articles should address cur-rent issues in the areas of instruction, pro-gram development, administration and per-tinent research. Articles should not havebeen previously published nor be underreview by other journals.Manuscripts should be submitted by elec-tronic mail as a Word document by July15, 2008. Information.: Mary Rysner at<maryr@ufl.edu> and also at <http:/www.latam.ufl.eduportugueselanguagejournal/submissions.html>.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE - Portu-guese School, June 29-August 15, 2008.

Middlebury College offers an immersionprogram of seven-week intensive Portu-guese with five different levels of Portu-guese, gradute and undergraduate classes;seven to ten faculty; lecture series withsix guest speakers; one Scholar in Resi-dence, celebrations of events, and a cur-riculum that includes varieties of Portu-guese and the culture and literature of thethe Portuguese speaking world, in addi-tion to concerts and performances. Infor-mation: Professor Luci Moreira at<lmoreira@middlebury.edu>. Applica-tions: <http://www.middlebury.edu/aca-demics/ls/portuguese/>.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDASummer Study Abroad at IBEU, Rio deJaneiro, June 28-August 9, 2008.The International Center at the U of Florida,with the support of the CLAS, will offeranother summer study-abroad program inPortuguese language and Brazilian cultureat the Instituto Brasil-Estados Unidos inRio de Janeiro (June 28-August 9). This

year the program welcomes the partner-ship of the Center for Latin American Stud-ies at Georgetown University, also a FLASunit. Inf.: <perrone@ufl.edu> or <http://w w w. l a t a m . u f l . e d u / a c a d e m i c /abroad.stm>.

YALE UNIVERSITYSummer Portuguese Language and Litera-ture. June 2-July 25, 2008.Courses for the beginning and intermedi-ate levels in Brazilian Portuguese and in-troduction to literature and culture will beoffered at the Yale Summer Session Eight-Week Language Institute, in Paraty, RJ. In-formation: <www.yale.edu/span-port>.

UNC - DUKE U - Research FellowshipsThe University of North Carolina and DukeUniversity Consortium in Latin Americanand Caribbean Studies will offer SummerResearch Fellowships for the summer of2008. With Title VI funds from the USDepartment of Education, the Consortiumis awarding three fellowships of up to$1,000 each to faculty from four-year col-leges, community colleges, and HBCUs touse the Duke and UNC-CH libraries andother campus resources during summer2008. Information: Beatriz Riefkohl Muñiz,<CHriefkohl@email.unc.edu> or <NatalieHartman <njh@duke.edu>.

CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES– AATSP scholarshipTo celebrate the inception of Mar EFloresta_The Portuguese Language Villageof the Concordia Language Villages_theAATSP announced one $1,000 scholarshipavailable for students of AATSP membersto attend the 2008 Portuguese program.Applications are available at<www.aatsp.org>.Registration forms for villager participa-tion and staff employment applications:<www.PortugueseLanguageVillage.org>.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - Sti-pendsTo support the improvement of instruc-tion of Less Commonly Taught Languages(LCTLs), the University of Minnesota’sNational Resource Center is offering a lim-ited number of Special Stipends of $600for LCTL teachers to help defray the costof attending any of the CARLA SummerInstitutes. Dates: July 14-18. Programsare:* Using Technology in Second LanguageTeaching.* Developing Materials for Less Com-monly Taught Languages (LCTLs).* Meeting the Challenges of ImmersionEducation: “How well do students speakthe immersion language?”* Focusing on Learner Language: Sec-ond Language Acquisition Basics forTeachers.* Improving Language Learning: Styles-& Strategies-Based Instruction.* Content-Based Language Instruction &Curriculum Development.* Immersion 101: An Introduction to Im-mersion Teaching. 07/21-25 (Session 1)-or- 07/28-August 1 (Session 2).*Developing Assessments for the SecondLanguage Classroom.* Culture as the Core in the Second Lan-guage Classroom. 07/28-08/1.* Language and Culture in Sync: Teach-ing the Pragmatics of a Second Language.07/28-08/1. Information: <http://w w w. c a r l a . u m n . e d u / i n s t i t u t e s /scholarships.html>.

CERTIFICADO

CELPE-BrasCertificado de Proficiência em LínguaPortuguesa Para Estrangeiros, 2008.As provas serão realizadas no dia 23 deabril em dois locais: (1) University ofFlorida. Informações: Mary Risner<maryr@ufl.edu> ou (2) HarvardUniversity. Informações: Clémence JouëtPastré:<cpastre@fas.harvard.edu>. Inscrições:< w w w. m e c . g o v. b r / s e s u / c e l p e /default.shtm>.

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CONFERENCES

LASA“XXVIII International Congress of LASA”The Latin American Studies AssociationCongress will take place in Rio de Janeiro,June 11-14, 2009. The theme for 2009 is:“Rethinking inequalities.” Panels will fo-cus on the understanding of inequalitiesfrom disciplines across the social sciencesand humanities. For more Information:<http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/congress/about.html>.

8th ICDOCN“International Conference on Diversity inOrganizations, Communities, and Na-tions.” Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June17-20 2008.This conference will address a range ofcritically important themes in the study ofdiversity today. In addition to linguistic, cul-tural, ethnic and racial diversity, the con-ference will also pursue its well establishedinterest in other aspects of diversity, in-cluding the intersecting dynamics of gen-der, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, localeand socio-economic background. Inf.:<http://www.Diversity-Conference.com>.

I CIPCAO primeiro “Congresso InternacionalPovos e Culturas das Américas _ Cultura,Globalização, Cidades e Saúde”_ será rea-lizado entre 8 e 12 de setembro de 2008no Rio de Janeiro pelo Núcleo de Estudosdas Américas (NÚCLEAS).Os temas apresentados para discussão são:religião, mitos e cosmovisão; identidade,cultura e representações; globalização:mercado e relações internacionais; históriada saúde pública na América Latina;cidades na América Latina: espaço urbanoe direito social. Informações: M. T. T. B.Lemos <http://www.nucleas.uerj.br/eventos.html >.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO“Portuguese in North American Universi-

ties: Situation and Challenges.” October 16-18, 2008. The goal of this conference is togather academics to reflect on the presentsituation and challenges of the teaching ofPortuguese, especially in Canada and theUnited States.Themes: Teaching Portuguese as a For-eign/Second Language/ Best Practices;Language and Linguistics; Literature in Por-tuguese Language; History of the Languageand Perspectives for the Future; Theater,Cinema and Other Art Forms: Its Place inthe Classroom, and Writing and the NewOrthographic Agreement. Information withManuela Araújo (coordinator). E-mail:<manuela.marujo@utoronto.ca>.

HARVARD UNIVERSITYPanel: “Brazilian Music and Social Action.”May 5, 2008.Jason Stanyek and Bryan McCan will dis-cuss the subject of music and society.Stanyek is Assistant Professor of Music atNew York University. He is author ofAround the World Goes Around: Perform-ing Brazilian Music and Dance in theUnited States. McCann, who is fromGeorgetown University, is the author ofHello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in theMaking of Modern Brazil. AlmaGuillermoprieto, who teaches at HarvardUniversity and is the author of Samba andThe Heart That Bleeds: Latin AmericaNow, will moderate the panel. Information:<http://drclas.harvard.edu/brazil>.

CRMTN“Conference on Road Movies and TravelNarratives: Journeys of (Self) Discoveryin Brazilian cinema.” Christ Church Col-lege, Oxford. May 2, 2008.This one-day conference will bring sev-eral speakers, amongst them: RandalJohnson, Director of LAC, UCLA, andVice-President of BRASA; and LucianaMartins, Director of the Center for Ibe-rian and Latin American Visual Studies,University of London, UK. There is noconference fee, but advanced registra-tion is required (by April 25). Inf.: S.Brandellero (conference organizer) at<felicity.dibben@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk>.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME“Africa in Portuguese, The Portuguesein Africa: An International Research Con-ference.” April 18-19, 2008.This conference provides scholarly per-spectives on the relations between Por-tugal and its former African colonies. Theconference addresses connections andborrowings between Portugal andLusophone Africa. Selected papers willbe published in a book co-edited by IsabelFerreira Gould and Pedro Schacht Pereira.Information: <http://kellogg.nd.edu/projects/FLAD/conference.shtml>.

U OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO“The Global Studies Conference.” May16-18, 2008.The Global Studies Conference is com-mitted to mapping and interpreting newtrends and patterns in globalization. Theconference will focus on incorporatingmany points of view and many locationsin the world in its approach. Inf.: <http:/www.GlobalStudiesConference.com>.

SEPFE“III Simpósio sobre Ensino de Portuguêspara Falantes de Espanhol.”O simpósio será realizado entre os dias21 a 23 de julho de 2008 no Instituto deEstudos da Linguagem, na UniversidadeEstadual de Campinas, SP.Tipos de trabalho: Comunicaçãoindividual ou comunicações coordena-das. Temas: Aprendizagem, Análise eelaboracão de materiais didáticos, Prá-ticas de sala de aula, Avaliação, Forma-ção de professores, Educação bilíngue,Políticas lingüsticas, Descriçãolingüística Português /Espanhol, Ensi-no à distância e uso de tecnologias noensino. Resumos serão aceitos até o dia15 de abril no seguinte endereço< i i i s e p f e 2 0 0 8 @ g m a i l . c o m > .Inf.: <htpp:/www.iel.unicamp.br.3sepfe>.

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AATSP90th AnnualConference

at HotelRamada Plaza Herradura

San José, Costa RicaJuly 8-11, 2008

AATSPAATSP 90th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

San José, Costa RicaJuly 8—July 11, 2008

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Experience “La Pura Vida” as well as a variety of events:

Numerous off-site excursions, mid and post conferenceWelcome Reception included with registrationDistinguished keynote speakers and authorsSpecial sessions on Costa Rica presented by TicosChapter Delegate AssemblyA variety of workshops covering pre-K—16+ topics relatedto the teaching and learning of Spanish and PortugueseOver 200 sessions devoted to language, literature, linguistics,and cultureAwards Luncheon included with registrationExhibitors from around the worldNSE/SHH/SHA receptionsProfessional networkingThe beauty and nature of Costa Rica

APSAThe American Portuguese Studies As-sociation Conference will take placeat Yale University, October 9-11, 2008.There will be two special sessions thisyear, one on Guimarães Rosa and an-other on Machado de Assis. “Celebrat-ing Machado de Assis” is an embed-ded colloquium to commemorate thecentenary of the death of Machado deAssis. More information.: <http:/w w w . u m a s s d . e d u / a p s a /memberinfo.cfm>.

SAMLAThe 2008 Annual Convention of theSouth Atlantic Modern Language Asso-ciation will take place in Louisville, KY.November 7-9, 2008.Three sessions of Portuguese-Brazilianare planned. Chairs: Robert Moser;Emmanuel Silva, and Amelia P.Hutchinson. All three are from the Uni-versity of Georgia. Information:< w w w. s a m l a . o rg / c o n v e n t i o n /convention.htm>.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICOLecture:Professor Idelber Avelar, of Tulane Uni-versity will be visiting the Universityof New Mexico on April 14th and 15th.Professor Avelar will speak on the rep-resentation of citizenship in contempo-rary Brazilian music. He is currently co-editing the book Brazilian PopularMusic and Citizenship.

Fotos de Costa Rica:<http://images.google.com images?hl=en&q=photos+of+costa+rica&um=1&ie=UTF-8><http://www.costaricaphotos.com/ All aspects of costa Rican life><http://www.costaricaphotos.com/v/Buildings_Landmarks/LaCruzdeAlajuelita/>

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Costa Rica2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions5 PM – 6:30 PM SHH/SHA Business Meeting andReception 6:30 PM Min. de Cultura de EspañaFeatured Author

Thursday, July 107:30 AM – 10:30 AM Registration Open9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Exhibits Open8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Workshops8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Session Block 109:15 AM – 9:45 AM Exhibits Break9:45 AM –11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Awards Luncheon2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Exhibits Break2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Workshops2:30 PM –6:00 PM Concurrent Sessions9:00 PM – 12:00 PM Noche Latina Excursion

Friday, July 118:00 AM – 12:00 PM Executive Council Meeting9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Workshops9:00 AM - 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions

2008 AATSP CONFERENCEPROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Tuesday, July 87:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration Open8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Chapter Delegate Assembly8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Workshops8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions11:45 AM – 12:45 PM General Opening Session12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Welcome Reception and ExhibitOpening1:45 PM – 6:00 PM Exhibits Open2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Workshops2:00 PM – 4:45 PM Concurrent Sessions5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Santillana Featured Author6:00 PM – 7:00 PM AATSP Annual Business Meeting

Wednesday, July 97:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration Open8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Off-Site Excursion WorkshopsNo scheduled sessions or workshops2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Workshops2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Exhibits Open

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