Drawing upon images produced by anthropologists, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, and activists, this seminar-style course asks questions about how the ways in which the making, display, and consumption of images shape and challenge understandings of self, community, and others. Topics will include race, ethnicity, nationality, globalization, power, authority, politics, religion, gender, class, and sexuality. 

Based in Lisbon, this course will explore the visual worlds and vibrant visual lives of the city and it's diverse people. Teaching will be undertaken experientially through walks through historic neighbourhoods, coastal parks, eco-zones, industrial sites, and other locations, visits to galleries, museums, archives, and art centres, and conversational sessions with local artists, activists, and journalists.

Using ethnography, film, video, visual art, photography and new media students will explore issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, globalization, power, authority, politics, religion, gender, class, and sexuality in the context of Lisbon’s history and contemporary life. For their final assignment, students will produce an independent creative project such as a visual diary, sound walk, or multi-media artwork.

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Accommodations and Meals

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Flights

There is no group flight for this course, and all admitted students are responsible for booking and paying for their own flights. If you wish to arrive in Portugal earlier than the course start date, or stay after the course is complete, you will be responsible for finding and paying for your own accommodations.

Entry Requirements

• Students are responsible for knowing Portugal’s entry and exit requirements and ensuring they have the appropriate travel documents. Please refer to the Government of Canada’s travel advisories and information for Portugal. Students should consult the Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto’s website to see if they require a tourist visa based on their country of citizenship. Students requiring a tourist visa to enter Portugal should apply to the Consulate 2 months before their scheduled departure.
• Any students with layovers in another country en route to Portugal must also check that country’s entry and exit requirements and obtain a transit visa if one is needed.