Portuguese and Brazilian Studies

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Alexsandro Menez

alexsandro_menez@brown.edu
Research Interests Brazilian and Portuguese Nationalism 18th - 19th; Brazilian and Portuguese Literary Historiography 19th to mid 20th; Portuguese Overseas Exploration 15th-16th; Gaucho Regionalism; Intellectual History; Romanticism, and Nationalist Studies

Biography

Hometown

Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil

Education Background

A.M. in Literary Studies (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, 2017); A.M. in History (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, 2015); Post-Baccalaureate in Brazilian Literature (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS, 2016); B.A. in History (Porto-Alegrense Faculty - FAPA, 2012).

Biography

Alexsandro Menez is currently working on the dissertation project, “The Rebuilding of Portuguese Atlantic Empire through Printed Editions of Early Modern Manuscripts.” He proposes that the first editions of Early Modern manuscripts acted as a device employed by Portuguese intellectuals to establish grounds for diplomatic recognition over Africa, first explored during the 15th- and 16th-century navigation and disputed by other European powers, primarily France on West Africa. As a Book historian, Alexsandro focuses on the relationship between the Early Modern period and the 19th century through the following subjects: Portuguese Maritime history, Portuguese Empire Studies, and Portuguese Nationalism. His research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals as well as been funded by renowned foundations from Brazil, Portugal, and the United States.

Publications

Selected Conference Papers

  • "A formulação da Literatura e Identidade Brasileira na Critica Literária de Jose de Alencar (1856-1865)". Clio. Serie Historia do Nordeste (UFPE), V. 34.1, p. 141-162, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.22264/clio.issn2525-5649.2016.34.1.do.141-162
  • “A representação da realidade na crítica literária de Apolinário Porto Alegre: um olhar para o regionalismo de José de Alencar”. In: 6o Seminário Nacional de Língua e Literatura - Teoria e Ensino: Cultura e Identidade, 2016, Passo Fundo.
  • “A formulação do conceito de regionalismo literário gaúcho na historiografia e crítica literária sul-rio-grandense: intelectuais sulinos sob a influência do modernismo”. In: Novos Olhares: letramentos, linguagens e formação do leitor, 2016, Frederico Westphalen, RS.
  • “A História da Literatura na elaboração de uma identidade brasileira (1830 – 1845”. Anais do VIII Seminário Brasileiro de História da Historiografia. Ouro Preto/MG: EDUFOP, 2016.
  • “De Magalhães a Alencar: a formação da literatura e identidade brasileira com o Romantismo (1836-1865)”. II Encontro de Pesquisas Históricas - PUCRS: o historiador e as novas tecnologias. Porto Alegre/RS – Brazil, 2015.
  • “Formas de Representação da Realidade sobre a Literatura Regionalista Gaúcha: modificações do olhar da crítica e historiografia literária (1873-1981)”. IV Colóquio do PPG em Letras da UFRGS – Porto Alegre/RS, 2016.
  • “Revolução Farroupilha e nacionalismo literário em Apolinário Porto Alegre (1872-1877)”. III Encontro de História do Memorial Revolução Farroupilha e Revoltas Armadas no Rio Grande do Sul. Memorial do Ministério Público/RS – Porto Alegre/RS, 2015.