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Course Description

In this course, we will explore how a tiny nation ? Portugal ? played an outsized role in world history. We will examine Portugal?s fifteenth and sixteenth-century maritime expansion (once called the ?Discoveries?), as well as its central role in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people. We will trace how Portugal, once a fringe region of the Roman Empire, emerged as the only independent kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula as Castile grew into Spain. We will follow Portugal?s rise as a global power, with outposts stretching from Brazil to Japan, and then its decline as rival empires overtook it ? culminating in twentieth century poverty under Europe?s longest dictatorship. Finally, we will consider how this past continues to shape Portuguese identity and culture in the decades since a revolution ushered in democracy. As we survey Portugal?s landscapes, art and architecture, and food, we will see why record numbers of Americans are now visiting the country. - INSTRUCTOR: ALISON ROBERTS
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Section Title
Discovering Portugal
Type
Online
Dates
Jul 07, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
Course Fee(s)
TP0004 non-credit $65.00
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