Brazilian Studies at Monash
- Brazilian Newspapers
- Academic Associations
- Research
- Centres of Brazilian Studies
- Brazilian Government
Brazilian studies is a dynamic area of research that concerns itself with the exploration of Brazilian cinema, cultural studies, history, literature and politics.
Brazil is the largest nation in Latin America with a population of around 180 million people. While often left out of university courses that focus on Latin America Monash is committed to giving its students the most rounded introduction to the region possible and as such Brazil is included as a integral component in undergraduate studies that focus on Latin America.
Although the Portuguese language is not yet formally taught within the Spanish and Latin American Studies Program, several units contain substantial Brazilian Studies Modules, including SPN2280/3280 Spanish and Latin American Culture through Film and SPN3560 Culture and Identity in Latin America.
Monash University offers higher degrees by research (PhD and Masters only) in Brazilian cinema, cultural and literary studies. The Spanish and Latin America Studies program has its own Brazil specialist, Dr Sarah McDonald who works in the area on contemporary cinema and literature. If you are interested in undertaking a PhD or Masters program in Brazilian Studies, please contact Dr McDonald directly on Sarah.McDonald@arts.monash.edu.au or +61 3 9905 9134.
Brazilian Newspapers
Academic Associations
- Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA)
http://www.brasa.org/ - Australasian Iberian and Latin American Studies Association (AILASA)
http://www.arts.uq.edu.au/slccs/?page=26229&pid=26220 - Latin America Studies Association – Brazil section
https://gushare.georgetown.edu/solerp/BrazilSectionLASA/Index.html
Research
- ABA - Sistema de Busca Teses e Dissertações em Antropologia
- Arquivos Municipais Brasileiros
- Brazilian Electronic Journal of Economics
- Brazilian Studies Guide, University of Michigan
- Banco de Dados Bibliográficos da USP Catálogo Online Global
- Centro de Documentação do Instituto de Economia
- Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (CPDOC)
- Procura de Pessoas e Companhias Gui@net online
- Duke University: Researching Brazil
- Estatísticas na Internet (departamento de estatística)
- Instituto de Pesquisa Ecônomica Aplicada (IPEA)
- Library of Congress - Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Library of Congress Research Tools
Centers Of Brazilian Studies
- Oxford University: Centre for Brazilian Studies
- Tulane University: Brazilian Studies at Tulane University
- Georgetown University: Brazilian Studies Program
- Harvard University: Brazilian Studies at Harvard
- University of Texas at Austin: Brazil Center
- Pittsburgh University: Brazilian Studies Program
Brazilian Government
- Presidency: Presidencia da República
- Ministry of Communications: Ministério das Comunicacões
- Ministry of Culture: Ministério da Cultura
- Ministry of Development: Ministério do Desenvolvimento
- Ministry of Finance: Ministério da Fazenda
- Ministry of Justice: Ministério da Justica
Ministry of the Environment: Ministério do Meio Ambiente - Ministry of Foreign Relations: Ministério das Relacoes Exteriores
- Ministry of Health: Ministério da Saúde
- Ministry of Labor: Ministério de Trabalho e Emprego
- Central Bank of Brazil: Banco Central do Brasil