Portuguese Program
About the Portuguese Program
Established in the 1960s, the Portuguese program at Indiana is one of the oldest in the nation. We are also one of the very few programs in the country to offer the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in Portuguese. We also offer a Ph.D. minor.
Our upper-division and graduate curriculum focuses on Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African literatures and cultures, and courses are regularly taught on Brazilian cinema as well as a range of special topics classes.
Study Options
Undergraduate Study
Undergraduate students in Portuguese can double or triple major, with secondary degrees in areas such as Spanish, International Studies, political science, and history. Our program also features an intensive language sequence as well as an honors curriculum option that has attracted our best students.
Graduate Study
Graduate students have the ability to take courses in Portuguese and work on a minor at the M.A. and Ph.D levels. Fellowships and teaching assistantship are available for qualified students.
Study Abroad
Undergraduate students with two years of Portuguese language are encouraged to take advantage of the Interuniversity Study Program in Brazil. Through this program, qualified undergraduates have the opportunity to spend a semester or year abroad in one of our CIEE-sponsored programs in São Paulo and Salvador.
Other Important Information
Indiana University’s Main Library houses one of the major collections in Portuguese in the country. The Lilly Library holds the C. R. Boxer and Mendel collections which contain rare manuscripts and books on Brazil and Latin America.
Special events sponsored by the Portuguese program in the recent past include Brazilian film series, a Lusophone African film series, and guest lectures and films on African Brazilian culture. Recent guest speakers include Professor Maxine Margolis (Anthropology, University of Florida), Silviano Santiago, Argemiro Ferreira, Randal Johnson, and K. David Jackson (Spanish and Portuguese, Yale University)..
Students within and outside the program can take advantage of the weekly cafezinho, as well as activities sponsored by the Brazilian Association at Indiana University.
A special colloquium titled 21st-Century Lusophone Studies was held in honor of Professor Emeritus Heitor Martins. A copy of the Festschrift based on that lecture series can be obtained by contacting Jane Drake.
For more information on the program, contact Professor Darlene J. Sadlier, Director
