This course studies diverse literary texts produced in Portuguese in Macao which present interesting, very different and sometimes controversial insights and perspectives on life in Macao society. As Portugal administrated Macao for more than 450 years, in addition to the literary texts of Portuguese residents and of the local Luso-Asian community, there is a corpus of literary texts written by short time visitors. The authors were Portuguese civil servants, lawyers, military officers and teachers who served in the territory, as well as Portuguese writers invited by the Macao government.

CILO-1: Analyze literary works about Macao critically. CILO-2: Understand the controversial insights and perspectives on life in Macao society. CILO-3: Discuss topics on the evolution and different perspectives on Macao literature. CILO-4: Discuss topics on the evolution and different perspectives on Macao literature.