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Dário Borim is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Portuguese at UMass Dartmouth. He is also translator, creative writer, concert producer, and radio programmer at WUMD. He holds a BA in languages from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, two MAs, in creative writing and Luso-Brazilian literature, and a Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literature and linguistics from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the Portuguese language, Luso-Brazilian literature, cinema, theater, and music. His book Perplexidades: Raça, sexo e outras questões sociopolíticas no discurso cultural brasileiro was published in 2004 by EdUFF (Rio de Janeiro). Borim's essays and translations have appeared in prestigious anthologies, such as Poéticas da diversidade, by Ed. UFMG, Bodies and Biases: Issues of Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures, by Univ. of Minn. Press, and Latin American Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes, by Greenwood Press. (Photo at WUMD Studio A by Frank "Chico" Smith.)
His writings have been included in fifteen peer-reviewed periodicals from Brazil, France, Peru, and the U.S.: Aletria, Brasil/Brazil, Chasqui, ComTextos, Ellipsis, Hispania, The Luso-Brazilian Review, Lusotopie, Portuguese Literary and Cultural Studies, Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, Revista Estudos Feministas, Revista Letras, Projeto História, Quadrant and Transit Circle. While mainly adopting a socio-historical approach, Borim's academic publications discuss a wide list of genres, topics, and authors, including the works of Gloria Anzaldua, Machado de Assis, Manuel Bandeira, Herbert Daniel, Fernando Gabeira, Bernardo Guimarães, Adrienne Kennedy, Eliane Maciel, Rigoberta Menchú, José Lins do Rego, Nelson Rodrigues, Sérgio Sant'Anna, Vera Sant'Anna, Piri Thomas, Caetano Veloso, and Malcolm X. Borim has also served as a copyeditor for Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies and as a manuscript reviewer for Colonial Latin American Historical Review, Latin American Research Review, The Luso-Brazilian Review, and Mediterranean Studies.
As a creative writer Borim writes a biweekly column in O Jornal Brasileiro, also available in his blog at www.drborim.blogspot.com. He has published a book of memoirs and cultural commentaries (Paisagens humanas: Crônicas de Paraguaçu e desse mundo afora, Papiro 2002). He has contributed short stories, apart from personal and critical essays on cultural and political themes, in Brava gente brasileira em terras estrangeiras (Scortecci, 2005), as well as in various magazines and newspapers from California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Wyoming, and his native Minas Gerais, such as The Brasilians, The Brazilian Times, Brazzil, Estado de Minas, O Jornal, The Minnesota Daily, and The Standard-Times. In July 2004 Borim adapted and directed Dias Gomes' play O pagador de promessas. In September 2004, he was the producer, general director, lecturer, and host of a multimedia tribute to Ary Barroso, including film, lecture, live music, and theater, at Harvard University and U-Mass Dartmouth. He has also produced concerts by pop and folk music stars, including Armandinho (from Bahia), Trio Carcoarco (from São Paulo), plus Samito Matsinhe and Stewart Sukuma (from Mozambique). Other featured artists have been the acclaimed classical musicians Maria José Carrasqueira, Jaime and Odette Ernest Dias, and Wendy Rolfe. Since December 2001, Prof. Borim has produced, engineered, and hosted Brazilliance, weekly live radio program dedicated to the music of Brazil and other lusophone countries on WUMD, North Dartmouth (89.3 FM). Brazilliance streamlines at www.893wumd.org on Thursdays, 3:00-6:00 PM (EST). For more information, contact Dário Borim at (508) 910-6609 or write to dborim@umassd.edu.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dário Borim Jr.
Contact
(508) 996-1373
Education
* Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature and Linguistics (English as a Minor), from the
* M.A. in English, from the
* M.A. in Luso-Brazilian Literature, from the
* B.A. in Languages and Literature (Concentration: English), from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,
* A.A. in Education (Concentration: Social Sciences), from Eastern
Professional Experience in Education
* Chair of the Department of Portuguese.
* Associate Professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
* Director of the Summer Program in Portuguese. University of Massacvhusetts Dartmouth/Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture.
* Assistant Professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies.
* Chairperson of the Department of Languages and Literature. Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Mariana, MG,
* Assistant Professor of Anglophone and Lusophone Literature. Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Mariana, MG,
* Lecturer of Luso-Brazilian Studies.
* Lecturer of Luso-Brazilian Studies.
* Teaching Assistant in Luso-Brazilian Studies.
* Instructor of English as Second Language at the Modern American Institute.
* Instructor Surveying at
University Service at UMD
* WUMD Radio Membership (2001-2008)
* Teacher of the Year Committee (2003-2008)
* Yvonne Sandstroem Award Committee (2005-2008)
* Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture Executive Board (2000-2008)
* Department of Portuguese Graduate Studies Committee 2003-2008
* Department of Portuguese Curriculum Committee 2002-2008
* Faculty Senate 2004-2007
* Cultural Affairs Committee (2004-2007)
* Search and Screen Committee for an Assistant Professor in Portuguese Linguistics (2004-2005)
* Search and Screen Committee for an Assistant Professor in Brazilian History (2002-2003)
* Search and Screen Committee for an Assistant Professor in Luso-Brazilian Literature (2001-2002)
* University Curriculum Committee (2002-2004)
* Humanities Academic Council (2001-2003)
Courses at UMass Dartmouth
* Undergraduate: Beginning and Intermediate Portuguese, Brazilian Literature in Translation*, Music and Cinema of Brazil*, Culture and Civilization of
* Graduate: The Autobiography in Brazilian Literature; Humanism in Bandeira and Other Modernists, Music and Romance in Modern Brazil, and The Social Fabric of Women’s Narratives.
Professional Experience in Translation
* Part-time Technical Translator English-Portuguese. Kuschner Associates,
* Part-time Technical Translator English-Portuguese. Prisma International,
* Part-time Technical Translator English-Portuguese. P.H. Brink International,
Books
* Utopias do Novo Mundo: Brasil e América Latina em Fernando Gabeira (work in progress).
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* Perplexidades: raça, sexo e outras questões sociopolíticas no discurso cultural brasileiro. Niterói, RJ: EdUFF, 2004 (scholarly volume).
* Paisagens humanas: Crônicas de Paraguaçu e desse mundo afora. Paraguaçu, MG: Ed. Papiro, 2002 (collection of creative writing pieces).
* Borders and Selves: Contemporary Autobiography of
Articles and Chapters in Peer-Reviewed Journals and Books
* "Tropicalist Muatntes: Dada and Kitsch under Dictatorship." Forthcoming in Music and Dictatorship in Europe and Latin America (Speculum Musicae Series). Eds. Roberto Illiano and Massimiliano Sala. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols.
* “Unpredictable Coherence: Caetano Veloso Beyond ‘Ethnic’ and Easy-Listening Tunes. Forthcoming in Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies.
* “Laurindo Almeida: Um Ilustre e Desconhecido Músico Brasileiro nos Estados Unidos.” Projeto História 32 (Jan-June 2006): 19-30.
* "Trumps and Traps of Gender and Ethnicity: Identity Discourses in Thomas, De Jesus, Anzaldúa, and Malcolm X." Forthcoming in
* “Crepúsculos de Utopias: Brasil e América Latina em Fernando Gabeira.” Ellipsis 4 (2006): 7-48.
* "Roçando a língua de Camões: Reverência e dessacralização do idioma português em Caetano Veloso." Luso-Brazilian Review 41, 2 (2005): 126-143.
* "Black Tropicalist in Power: From the Margins of Counterculture to the Stage of Change." Lusotopie 2004 (Médias, pouvoir et identités): 181-189.
* “Light and Obscurity in Tropical Truth."
* “Poéticas polimórficas: mescla discursiva em Kennedy e Anzaldúa.” Poéticas da diversidade. Eds Marli Fantini Scarpelli and Eduardo de Assis Duarte.
* “Morte e vida Tropicália: o ideário sócio-político na obra de Caetano Veloso.” Hispania 85, 3 (Sept 2002): 494-504.
* “Retrato social às avessas: a inserção classista e sexista em A escrava Isaura.” Revista de crítica literaria latinoamericana 54 (2001): 67-75.
* “Mad Tricks in Modern Drama: The Interplay of Dramatic Techniques and Perplexing Themes in O’Neill and Pirandello." Aletria: revista de estudos de literatura 7 (2000): 161-167.
* “Axes of Paradox: Contemporary Autobiographies and Their Insight into the 21st Century.” ComTextos 9 (1999-2000): 14-20.
* “Estilística da desmistificação: o espírito machadiano em Amazona.” Quadrant 14 (1997): 171-188.
* “Intricacies of Brazilian Gayness: A Cross-Cultural and Cross-Temporal Approach.” Bodies and Biases: Issues of Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures (Hispanic Issues 13). Eds. David W. Foster and Roberto Reis. Minneapolis/London:
* “The Age of Suspicion: Mapping Sexuality in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Texts.” Co-authored with Roberto Reis. Bodies and Biases: Issues of Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures (Hispanic Issues 13). Eds. David W. Foster and Roberto Reis. Minneapolis/London:
* “Racismo, sexo e formosura: psicologismo e crítica social em Anjo Negro.” Brasil/Brazil 10, 6 (1993): 57-74.
* “O M/machado e a batina: uma investigação sobre a ‘alma exterior’ de um católico irreverente.” Quadrant 7 (1990): 95-112.
* “O laço e a corda bamba: um estudo sobre a poética menor e o desacerto ideológico de Manuel Bandeira.” Chasqui XIX 1 (May 1990): 32-39.
Bio-Critical Essays in Scholarly Books
* “Paulo Coelho.” Forthcoming in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture.
* “Herbert Daniel.” The Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and Cultures: Volume 2 of The Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Ed. George
* “Piri Thomas.” Latin American Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Ed. David W. Foster.
* “Vera Sant'Anna.” Latin American Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Ed. David W. Foster.
* “Herbert Daniel.” Latin American Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Ed. David W. Foster.
* “Fernando Gabeira.” Latin American Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Ed. David W. Foster.
Book Reviews in Peer-Refereed Journals
* Rodrigo Faour's História sexual da MPB: A evolução doamor e do sexo na canção brasileira. Luso-Brazilian Review 44:2 (Dec 2007): 149-152.
* Danilo Sorroce's Domingo no parque: Canção e poética de Gilberto Gil. Luso-Brazilian Review 42, 2 (2005): 178-180.
* Piers Armstrong’s review of Dário Borim's Perplexidades: Raça, sexo e outras questões sociopolíticas no discurso cultural brasileiro. Luso-Brazilian Review 42, 2 (2005): 181-184.
* Christoper Dunn’s Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of Brazilian Counterculture. The Luso-Brazilian Review 39, 1 (Sept 2002): 142-143.
* Piers Armstrong’s Third World Literary Fortunes. Revista de crítica literaria latinoamericana 54 (2nd sem. 2001): 252-255.
* Caetano Veloso’s Verdade tropical. Revista Letras 50 (Jul-Dec 1998): 232-234.
* Lúcia Helena Costigan’s A sátira e o intelectual criollo na Colônia: Gregório de Matos e Juan del Valle y Caviedes. Brasil/Brazil 8, 5 (1992): 97-100.
Translations in Peer-Reviewed Journals
* “O Ciborgue Zapatista: tecendo a poética virtual de resistência no Chiapas cibernético.” Co-translation, with Regina Borges, of the essay, “The Zapatista Cyborg: Weaving a Virtual Poetics of Resistance in Ciber-Chiapas,” by Sarah Grussing. Revista Estudos Feministas 10,1 (Jan 2002): 39-64.
* “Representations of Family and Sexuality in Brazilian Cultural Discourse,” by Roberto Reis. Co-translation with Ann W. Fifield from Portuguese into English. Bodies and Biases: Issues of Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures. (Hispanic Issues 13). David W. Foster and Roberto Reis, eds. Minneapolis/London:
Non-Academic Essays and Short Stories in Anthologies, Newspapers, and Magazines
* "As grandes cidades.” O Jornal Brasileiro 19 Jan 2008: 15.
* "Essa tal de felicidade." The Brasilians Dec 2007: 4P.
* "A brasileirinha.” O Jornal Brasileiro 22 Dec 2007: 17.
* "Essa tal de felicidade." O Jornal Brasileiro 8 Dec 2007: 17.
* "Tradições." O Jornal Brasileiro 24 Nov 2007: 17.
* "Idioma global." O Jornal Brasileiro 10 Nov2007: 15.
* "É a vez do beisebol." O Jornal Brasileiro 20 Oct 2007: 17.
* "Estrelas luso-afro-brasileira." O Jornal Brasileiro 6 Oct 2007: 15.
* "Ponteio cultural." O Jornal Brasileiro 29 Sept 2007: 17.
* "Uma bola de menino." Brava Gente Brasileira em Terras Estrangeiras, Vol. II. Ed. Angela Bretãs. São Paulo: Scortecci, 2005. 108-111.
* "Os loucos, a égua e uma porção de ratos." Brava Gente Brasileira em Terras Estrangeiras, Vol. II. Ed. Angela Bretãs. São Paulo: Scortecci, 2005. 112-117
* "O caçador de gaiatos." Brava Gente Brasileira em Terras Estrangeiras, Vol. II. Ed. Angela Bretãs. São Paulo: Scortecci, 2005. 118-121.
* "Deus e o diabo na terra do Carnaval." Brava Gente Brasileira em Terras Estrangeiras, Vol. II. Ed. Angela Bretãs.
* "Jobim's Forests of Peace and Grace."The Brasilians Feb 2005: 9E.
* "Encontro com as estrelas." A Voz da Cidade 20 Nov 2004: 4.
* "Ary Barroso and Other Music Ambassadors of
* "A Dog Day in Paris"/ "Um dia de cão em Paris." Brazzil (Aug 2003): 33-36.
* "Ponto de vista: Brilho maior do Brasil." The Portuguese Letter (Charleston, NC) 15, 2 (Spring 2003): 7.
* "Metáforas, meras metáforas" A Voz da Cidade (Paraguaçu, MG) Mar 15, 2003: 8.
* "God and Satan in the
* “Lula's Election in
* “Left is Right.” Brazzil (Los Angeles, CA) Nov 2002.
* “Brazilliance e o brilho maior do Brasil.” Refletir (Boston, MA) V Aug 2002: 23-24.
* “Brilho maior do Brasil”. Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 3 Aug 2002: 6.
* “Brazilliance e o brilho maior do Brasil.” The Brasilians (New York, NY) May 2002: 22P.
* “Nem deus, nem diabo.” The Brasilians (New York, NY) Oct 2001: 10P.
* “Nem deus, nem diabo.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 27 Oct 2001: Pensar-3.
* “O caos nosso de cada dia.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 22 Sept 2001: Pensar-4.
* “The Madmen, the Mare, and a Handful of Mice”/ “Os loucos, a égua e uma porção de ratos".” Brazzil (Los Angeles, CA) June 2001: 28-32.
* “O Brazil já conhece o Brasil.” A Voz da Cidade (Paraguaçu, MG) 19 May 2001: 6.
* “O Brazil já conhece o Brasil.” The Brasilians (New York, NY) May 2001: 8P.
* “O Brazil já conhece o Brasil.” O Jornal (Fall River, MA) 9 May 2001: 5+.
* “Miscarriage.” Siren: A Contemporary Journal Focusing on Women (
* “Águas de março não fecham o verão.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 28 April 2001: Pensar-4.
* “Um brinde lá do céu.” A Voz da Cidade (Paraguaçu, MG) 24 Mar 2001: 8.
* “Deus e o diabo na terra do Carnaval.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 17 Feb 2001: Pensar-1.
* “Where Are They Now?” Nexo: Weekly Newsletter of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (
* “Lennon, ontem e hoje.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 30 Dec 2000: Pensar-1.
* “DaMatta é de matar.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 2 Dec 2000: Pensar-1.
* “Portuguese Language Department Created at UMass-Dartmouth.” Nexo: Weekly Newsletter of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (
* “Descobrindo a Luso-América do Norte.” A Voz da Cidade 28 Oct 2000: 6.
* “Virgindade cultural.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 22 April 2000: Pensar-1.
* “Pride and Prejudice: When Nationalism Goes Too Far.” Brazzil (Los Angeles, CA) April 2000: 39-40.
* “Às margens do tempo.” Estado de Minas (Belo Horizonte, MG) 4 Mar 2000: Pensar-1.
* “The Taming of the Tongue.” Brazzil (Los Angeles, CA) Dec 1999: 22-24.
* “Nação, ignorância e ódio.” Jornal da UFOP (Ouro Preto, MG) Oct 1999: 2.
* “Song of My Brazilian Self: A Parody of Olavo Bilac and Walt Whitman.” Omelettre (Mariana, MG) 1 (1999): 2.
* “A Wondrously New World: From Horse-Drawn Buggy to E-Mail, and Vice-Versa.” Nexo: Weekly Newsletter of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese 1, 27 (May 12, 1995): 1-5.
* “A Wondrously New World: From Horse-Drawn Buggy to E-Mail, and Vice-Versa.” The Brasilians (
* “Carnaval: A Moveable Feast.” Nexo: Weekly Newsletter of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese 1, 18 (Feb 24, 1995): 1-3.
* “Remembering Roberto Reis.” Nexo: Weekly Newsletter of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese 1, 10 (Dec, 1994): 1-3.
* Review of Jorge Amado’s The War of the Saints. City Pages (
* “A Death of the Self? Autobiography: Does One Actually Exist? Has it Ever?” The
* “(Un)Lucky Creature.” The
* “Wife’s Miscarriage Reinforces Vulnerability.” The
* “From
* Personal essays in A Voz da Cidade (Paraguaçu, MG), April 1982-April 1988.
* News reports and personal essays in Jornal do M.A.I. (
* News reports and personal essays in The Lance (
Manuscript Reviewing, Indexing, and Copyediting for Academic Journals
* Ms. Referee for the Latin American Research Review,, from Jan 2007 to the present.
* Ms. Referee for the Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, from May 2005 to the present.
* Copyeditor (with Richard Larschan) of Brazil 2001: A Revisionary History of Brazilian Literature and Culture (Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies 4/5).
* Ms. Referee for the Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, from April 2005 to the present.
* Ms. Referee for the Colonial Latin American Historical Review, from Oct 2001 to the present.
* Ms. Referee for the Mediterranean Studies, from 2000 to the present.
* Ms. Referee for the Luso-Brazilian Review, from 1999 to the present.
* “Index.” Bodies and Biases: Issues of Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures (Hispanic Issues 13): 425-440.
* “Index.” Critical Practices in Post-Franco
Lectures and Panel Participations by Invitation
* Workshop and Lecture, “Video Clips for ‘Word Banks’ and Creative Expression in Elementary Portuguese.” 5th Annual Conference on
* "Roçando a língua de Camões: O idioma português na obra de Caetano Veloso." Keynote speaker on Noite Brasileira. LusoCentro, at
* "Groundbreaking Brazilian Female Songwriters: From Ganzaga to Calcanhotto." Keynote Speaker of the Opening of Harvard's
* Moderator of the session "Escritoras brasileiras e modernidade literária." The Fourth APSA (American Portuguese Studies Association) International Conference.
* "Diversity in the Portuguese-Speaking World (and at Home): Using Local Cultural Resources to Enrich the Portuguese Language Classroom." 3rd Annual Conference on Portuguese Language Education: Old Challenges, New Strategies at the
* "One Nation's Passionate Souls: Ary Barroso and Other Music Ambassadors of
* "The Roles of Intellectuals in
* Moderator of a plenary session on post-colinialism. Facts and Fictions of António Lobo Antunes: International Colloquium.
* "Amazon Peoples in Lula's Era of
* Moderator of the session on Portuguese literature entitled, "Transculturation, Satyre and Myth." The 56th
* "Brazilian Music of the 20th Century: History and Genres."
* Moderator of the session “Performing the Nation”. Race Culture Nation: Arguments Across the Portuguese-Speaking World. Watson Institute, Brown University. Providence, RI, April 2001.
* “Entre C. S. Lewis e Caetano Veloso: o discurso amoroso em prosa e verso.” Sagarana Café-Teatro. Mariana, MG, March 2000.
* “From Samba to Tropicália: Crossfire in Brazilian Art and Thought Traditions.”
* “From Samba to Tropicália: Crossfire in Brazilian Art and Thought Traditions.”
* “Cross Fire in Brazilian Pop Music: Crossfire in Brazilian Art and Thought Traditions.” Univerisity of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN, July 1999.
* “Quem tem medo dos ths da vida?: Uma oficina de fonologia.” Colóquio Acervo e Memória. Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. Mariana, Nov 1999.
* “Tackling the Beast: Who’s Afraid of the English Sounds?” III Seminário do Centro de Desenvolvimento Profissional Greenwich.
* “A Cold War in the Tropics: The Crisis of Collective Identities and the Demise of Unquestionable Truths in Stella
* Moderator of the Opening Session at the XIX Symposium on the Portuguese Traditions (Europe,
* Moderator of the panel “Family and Sexuality in Brazilian Cultural Discourse.” LASA (Latin American Studies Association) International Conference.
* “The Spirit of TV and Other Media on Latin American Videos.” Latin America: Video Views,
* “Two Brazilian Stars in Contemporary Literature: Fernando Gabeira and Caetano Veloso.” Chicano/Latino Festival: New Roads in Latin American Literature,
Other Paper Presentations and Panel Moderations
* "Foreign Motherlands: Cinematic Nationalism in the 1990s." BRASA (Brazilian Studies Association) International Conference.
* “Unpredictable Coherence: Caetano Veloso Beyond ‘Ethnic’ and Easy-Listening Tunes.” ABIL (Association of British and Irish Lusitanists) International Conference.
* Session moderator of the Roundtable: The New Brazilian Immigration session “Brazuca Art and Culture.”
* “Chiquinha Gonzaga: Ícone do feminismo e da música popular brasileira.” American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) International Conference.
* Session moderator of the APSA 2006 session “Brazilian Literature and Culture: Brazilian and Lusophone Film,” Oct 8, 2006.
* “Me You Them: Tolerance and Pragmatism Under the Sun.” American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP).
* “Video Clips for ‘Word Banks’ and Creative Expression in Elementary Portuguese.” First-Year Success Conference.
* “Two Songs, One Voice: Jobim and Djavan.” UMass Earth Day.
* "Eu Tu Eles: Balé de Poder, Tolerância e Pragmatismo." Bi-annual International Conference of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mar 16, 2006.
* Discussant and moderator of the LASA 2006 session (Im)popular Brazilian Music. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mar 17, 2006.
* "Poesia e musicalidade em Adriana Calcanhotto: Uma Estrela Neo-Tropicalista?" II International Conference on Women and Literature.
* "Laurindo Almeida: Illustrious and Unknown Images of a Brazilian Immigrant Musician." I National Conference on Brazilian Immigration to the
* "From
* "Crepúsculo de utopias: brasileiros e hispano-americanos em Fernando Gabeira." The Fourth APSA (American Portuguese Studies Association) International Conference.
* "Polymorphic Productions: Authorship and Collaboration in the Contemporary Autobiography." V Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Literatura Comparada: Fora do Centro, Espaços Comparatistas. Universidade de Coimbra.