Brazil in Global Perspective

Brazil in Global Perspective offers a distinctive approach to understanding recent changes in Brazil and the causes and impacts of its social, cultural, economic and political development. Equips students with conceptual and research tools for the critical analysis of contemporary issues in Brazil and allows them to study Brazil in global and comparative perspective.

KEY BENEFITS

• The first programme of its kind in the UK.
• An interdisciplinary perspective, allowing students to deepen their understanding of Brazil in a range of subject areas.
• A wide range of optional taught modules drawing on King’s-wide expertise.
• An opportunity to take modules offered by the China and India Institutes.
• The location in the heart of London brings outstanding advantages. Students enjoy excellent academic, social and cultural opportunities, unrivalled access to library and archival resources, and easy access to resources in Europe.

PURPOSEThe programme provides high quality postgraduate teaching and research training for students wishing to specialise on Brazil, either out of academic interest or as preparation for a career related to Brazil. In addition to broadening and deepening students’ understanding of modern Brazil, the programme demonstrates the value of a variety of different theoretical perspectives and research methods used in the analysis of the country. The programme also allows students to study Brazil in global and comparative perspective; on the one hand, it will be possible to compare Brazil with the emerging powers China and India, by taking modules offered by the China and India Institutes; on the other, it will be possible to situate Brazil within its regional context, by taking optional modules on Latin America.

DESCRIPTIONThe MA programme offers students a distinctive approach to understanding recent changes in Brazil and the impact of its social, cultural, economic and political development. It includes examination of issues such as industrialisation, urbanisation, economic growth and globalisation; oscillation between military and civilian rule; mass movements demanding a variety of civil, political, and economic rights; complicated and contested constitutional, legal and political reforms; and cultural and social change.

It is built around two core courses; the first introduces students to a selected set of important issues that have arisen in Brazil in recent decades, and the second provides a historical overview of Brazil’s relations with the rest of the world, from independence to the present day:

• Contemporary Brazil
• Brazil and the World

Students take at least two further courses from a list of ten offered by Brazil Institute faculty, but also have access to a range of external modules offered by departments across the Schools of Arts & Humanities and Social Science & Public Policy.

The MA is based in the newly established King’s Brazil Institute and benefits from a growing and dynamic staff strongly committed to research and teaching. Students also benefit from the expertise of Associates of the King’s Brazil Institute, who are based in a number of disciplinary departments across the College.