Learning objectives:The program aims to present the students the main contemporary authors of Lusophone literature. Starting from the end of the nineteenth century we will arrive to the present day through the presentation of the latest literary productions. It is a journey that crosses the political and cultural history of Portugal along the course of the nineteenth century and arrives to the present day. The literary contents of the course are presented to the student hand in hand with the history of Portugal and with the history of its film production, thus allowing the student a knowledge of Portuguese society in its main historical and cultural aspects. The course aims to provide students with terminological and technical tools to understand the main Portuguese artistic and literary productions, subdivided by genres. The course contributes to the achievement of the educational objective by providing students with the linguistic and cultural interpretation keys for the development of linguistic competence in L2, in order to continue linguistic studies and create a professional profile specialized in Portuguese language.