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Dario Borim Jr

faculty

Dario Borim, PhD he/him/his

Professor / Chairperson

Portuguese

Curriculum Vitae

Contact

508-910-6609

508-910-6502

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Education

1997University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesPhD in Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Lit & Linguistics
1995University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMA in English (Creative Writing)
1991University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMA in Luso-Brazilian Literature
1987Universidade Federal de MInas GeraisBA in Languages & Literatures
1982Eastern Wyoming CollegeAA in Education

Teaching

  • Minas’ Art & Culture
  • Gender & Society in Brazilian Cinema
  • Clarice Lispector
  • Tropicália
  • The Historical Novel by Women Writers

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

A study of selected readings dealing with a special topic chosen by the instructor. Recent special topics include New England Literature, Children's Literature, the Artist in Literature, Black Music, and Black Literature. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed as BLS 200; LST 200.

Outstanding works of Brazilian literature and culture, with readings, lectures, and discussions in English. (Formerly offered as POR 204.)

A thematic study of cinematographic representations of gender identities and practices within social contexts. Fostering global awareness and artistic literacy, topics include construction of feminine and feminist identities; masculinity and power relations; sexuality and national identity; same-sex and other non-traditional relations of love and intimacy; and machismo, ethnic and socio-economic disparity and alienation in contemporary life under women film-makers' scrutiny.

Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged

Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.

Study of a selected topic, period or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.

Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.

Advanced study of a selected topic, period, or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.

Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 761, POR 762, and POR 763; initially graduate students receive the grade IP, which following completion of the sequence is changed to the grade earned in POR 763.

A thematic study of cinematographic representations of gender identities and practices within social contexts. Fostering global awareness and artistic literacy, topics include construction of feminine and feminist identities; masculinity and power relations; sexuality and national identity; same-sex and other non-traditional relations of love and intimacy; and machismo, ethnic and socio-economic disparity and alienation in contemporary life under women film-makers' scrutiny.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.

Study of a selected topic, period or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
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Research

Research activities

  • The Autobiography
  • The Brazilian Cronica
  • Vanguard literature
  • Music and Romance in Modern Brazil
  • The Historical Novel

Research

Research interests

  • Brazilian Literature
  • Brazilian Music
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Brazilian cronica
  • Cultural History of Brazil

Select publications

See curriculum vitae for more publications

  • Charles Perrone, Celia Bianconi and Dário Borim Jr (2014).
    , Crônicas brasileiras: A Reader
  • Dário Borim Jr. and Helena Jobim (2011).
    , Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man
    Best Translation Award 2013—Honorable Mention. New England Council of Latin American Studies
  • Dário Borim Jr. (2004).
    , Perplexidades: raça, sexo e outras questões sociopolíticas no discurso cultural brasileiro
  • Dário Borim Jr. (2021).
    A crônica brasileira urbana: um subgênero em transição
    Studia Romanica et Anglica Zagrebiensia (SRAZ), 65 (2021), 245-251.
  • Dário Borim Jr. (2018).
    From Brazil to Sweden to Brazil: Gender Trouble in Fernando Gabeira
    Via Atlântica, 33 (June 2018), 61-79.

Dário Borim Jr. is Professor of Portuguese at UMass Dartmouth. He is also translator, creative writer, concert producer, photographer and radio programmer. He holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literature and Linguistics from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literature, cinema, theater, and music. Borim's essays and translations have appeared in various 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. His writings have been included in books and periodicals from Brazil, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Peru, Poland, Taiwan and the United States. Mainly adopting a socio-historical approach, Borim's academic publications discuss a plethora of genres, topics, and authors, including Gloria Anzaldua, Machado de Assis, Manuel Bandeira, Herbert Daniel, Fernando Gabeira, Bernardo Guimarães, Adrienne Kennedy, Clarice Lispector, Eliane Maciel, Rigoberta Menchú, Nelson Rodrigues, Sérgio Sant'Anna, Vera Sant'Anna, Piri Thomas, Caetano Veloso, Luis Fernando Verissimo, and Malcolm X.

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