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| Spring 2004 |
From Son to Salsa: The Origins and Development of Cuban Popular Music in the 20th Century |
| Summer 2004 |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Famed Cuban
anthropologist Fernando Ortiz once called Cuban popular music "a
love affair between the African drum and the Spanish guitar." This
course will trace the origins and development of Cuban popular music
during the 20th century. We will give special emphasis to how Cuban
music has successfully "crossed borders" to the United States
and the rest of Latin America, reinventing itself along the way. We
will also sample some of the many different styles of Cuban popular
music including rumba, son, danzon, conga, mambo, cha-cha-cha, boogaloo,
bolero, filin, trova, nueva trova, latin jazz, and today's styles of
salsa, timba, and rap cubano. |
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Learn how
to access the best free online sources about different countries for
personal or professional use. Through this class, you will learn how
to find the most reliable and up-to-date information on the internet
pertaining to the country's businesses, statistics, government, and
news. Learn the best strategies for searching the web, and useful tips
on what to do when you reach a dead end. Each course will be tailored
to meet students' particular needs and interests. |
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Learn how
to access the best free online sources about different countries for
personal or professional use. Through this class, you will learn how
to find the most reliable and up-to-date information on the internet
pertaining to the country's businesses, statistics, government, and
news. Learn the best strategies for searching the web, and useful tips
on what to do when you reach a dead end. Each course will be tailored
to meet students' particular needs and interests. |
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Learn how
to access the best free online sources about different countries for
personal or professional use. Through this class, you will learn how
to find the most reliable and up-to-date information on the internet
pertaining to the country's businesses, statistics, government, and
news. Learn the best strategies for searching the web, and useful tips
on what to do when you reach a dead end. Each course will be tailored
to meets students' particular needs and interests. |
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Learn how
to access the best free online sources about different countries for
personal or professional use. Through this class, you will learn how
to find the most reliable and up-to-date information on the internet
pertaining to the country's businesses, statistics, government, and
news. Learn the best strategies for searching the web, and useful tips
on what to do when you reach a dead end. Each course will be tailored
to meets students' particular needs and interests. Date
& Time: Thursday, May 20 6:00-7:30 PM Postponed
from April 22 |
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Learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese or strengthen the speaking skills you already have in an energetic and comfortable environment. A placement test is required prior to enrollment in each course.
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| Summer 2004 |
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If you are heading to Brazil or another Portuguese speaking country, this intensive course will help you to develop some speaking skills just before getting at your destination. Or, if you decide to stay in New York, here is your opportunity to strengthen your Portuguese or just learn from scratch.
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The Bildner Center organizes these courses in collaboration with the Continuing Education and Public Programs division at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. To register and for more registration information, call (212) 817-8215, send e-mail to continuinged@gc.cuny.edu, or check Continuing Education's web site http://web.gc.cuny.edu/cepp/. Refund
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| Previous
Minicourses 2001 - 2002 - 2003 |
| Minicourses and Workshops |
| Fall 2004 |
| Brazilian Literature |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
| From Choro to Mangue Beat |
| Introduction to Cuba's Post-Soviet Economy |
| From Son to Salsa: The Origins and Development of Cuban Popular Music in the 20th Century |
| São Paulo: Leading Region and Global City |
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This course,
taught in Portuguese, will examine the development of Brazilian literature
from colonial times to today. Looking first at early pioneers of Brazil's
literature, the course will explore the effects of early-19th century
modernity and Brazil's literary awakening in the early-20th century.
It will consider the effects of politics on art, particularly as witnessed
in the 1930s and 1940s, and the effects of military dictatorship on
Brazilian culture and arts. You may sign up for the entire series, or
for individual sessions.
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Learn to speak Brazilian Portuguese or strengthen the speaking skills you already have in an energetic and comfortable environment. A placement test is required prior to enrollment in the course. Required Book (for all classes): Bem-Vindo available at www.brazilianbooks.com or Luso-Brazilian Books.
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Introduction to Cuba's Post-Soviet Economy During the last three decades of the Cold War, Cuba has had one of the most collectivized, egalitarian, and subsidized economies within the Socialist camp. Massive shifts in global politics in the early 1990s plunged the island into severe economic crisis from which it is still reeling. These seminars will examine the changes in Cuba's socioeconomic condition since the crisis, the strategies adopted in response to it, and the major problems and challenges still facing Cuban economy and society today. Instructor: Mario A. Gonzalez-Corzo, Ph.D. (2003), is a Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Global Change and Governance at Rutgers University. Thursday, October 21 6:30-8:30 Fee: $75.00 |
From Son to Salsa: The Origins and Development of Cuban Popular Music in the 20th Century Famed
Cuban anthropologist Fernando Ortiz once called Cuban popular music
"a love affair between the African drum and the Spanish guitar."
This course will trace the origins and development of Cuban popular
music during the 20th century. We will give special emphasis to how
Cuban music has successfully "crossed borders" to the United
States and the rest of Latin America, reinventing itself along the way.
We will also sample some of the many different styles of Cuban popular
music including rumba, son, danzon, conga, mambo, cha-cha-cha, boogaloo,
bolero, filin, trova, nueva trova, latin jazz, and today's styles of
salsa, timba, and rap cubano.
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Sao Paulo
has been the leader of Brazilian development for over a century and
is poised to remain the largest economy in South America. This minicourse
will examine the various factors that attribute to the region's economic
dynamism, including the role of export agriculture and industry; the
centrality of the city of Sao Paulo; the impact of state-level processes
of reform and responses to globalization; and Sao Paulo's subsequent
emergence as a political power and transformation into a hub of modern
Brazilian labor and business activism. |