Same as Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 26). Examine the centrality of Brazil, and the New World in general, in the context of global controversial meanings, symbology, memory, and knowledge of the inter-tropical cultural and geographic zone. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Cultural Tropicalities), Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures 388 (Topic: Cultural Tropicalities), 388D, Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Cultural Tropicalities), 381 (Topic 26). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.