http://www.history.umd.edu/Faculty/DWilliams/courses/Spring11/HIST471/paper2.html
In a clearly written essay that draws directly upon the assigned readings (and most especially the assigned readings authored by McCann and Dunn) and other course materials, develop an argument about the forms, the politics, and the voices of brasilidade [Brazilianness] from the 1930s-1970s.
Your argument should identify at least three defining elements of brasilidade, as they developed from the Vargas era through the military dictatorship. It should argue how and why the contested languages of Brazilness provide significant historical insight into questions of the national state and national culture in twentieth-century Brazil.
The two Powerpoint presentations about the cultural politics and the Vargas era and the counter/culture of the military dictatorship are available in the Course Documents section of the HIST 471 ELMS site. These presentations contain a number of clips, images, and links that you might to integrate close analysis of specific texts, songs, and figures associated with the history of brasildade.
The paper should be a total of seven-to-ten pages in length. It should include, at a minimum, one close analysis of a primary source of your choice. It must make explicit your argument about brasilidade, as you understand it through the assigned readings.
Follow conventional formatting guidelines (i.e. typed; double-spaced; reasonable margins and fonts) as well as proper citations, including for online material.
A style guide for Chicago/Turabian is available online at: http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/citing_chicad.html
The second writing assignment is due at the beginning of lecture on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
Feel free to seek out Prof. Williams guidance in writing a well-organized and engaging paper. Outlines and/or rough drafts are always welcome. Or, consider making a visit to the Writing Center, 0125 Taliaferro Hall.