Portuguese and Brazilian Studies

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Ivo Cruz

ivo_cruz@brown.edu
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Research Interests Amazonian Literatures; Contemporary Brazilian Literature & Culture; Indigenous Literatures; Shamanistic narratives; Ecocriticism; Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Portuguese and Lusophone African Literature

Biography

Biography

Ivo’s expertise is in Literature, Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics. Born and raised in the Brazilian Amazon, he has interests in Indigenous narratives and representations of shamanism in Brazilian Literature with focus on ecocriticism and decolonial theory. Ivo has also taught Portuguese as a Fulbright FLTA at Yale University (2019 - 2020). He holds a B.A. in English from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) and an M.A. in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia. He has extensive experience in teaching languages and has recently been involved in teaching English for environmental discussions to members of traditional communities of the Amazon.

Education Background

M.A. in Romance Languages (University of Georgia) 
B.A. in English (Universidade Federal do Pará)

Publications

Papers

“The rescue of Wahutedew’á and the epistemological reforestation: an analysis of time in A terra dos mil povos, by Kaká Werá Jecupé.” The Coastal Review: An Online Peer-reviewed Journal: Vol. 15, No. 1. 

Selected Conference Publications

  • “Mulheres e plantas: o pensamento vegetal em Flor de Gume (2020), de Monique Malcher.” 76th KFLC: The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference (virtual format). April 20-22, 2023.
  • “Healers and plants: the vegetal thinking in a pajé's autobiography.” 26th Annual Conference on the Americas at the University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, GA. February 17-18, 2023.
  • “A Decolonial Look on the Oppressions Narrated by an Amazonian Shaman.” MLA Convention, Philadelphia, PA. January 5, 2024.
  • “O Resgate de Wahutedew’á e o reflorestar epistemológico no tempo em A terra dos mil povos.” XVII Congress of BRASA, San Diego State University. April 3-6, 2024.
  • “O reflorestar epistemológico como instrumento formativo na literatura infantil: uma análise de História de índio e Histórias que ouvi e gosto de contar (2012), de Daniel Munduruku.” 77th Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. April 18, 2024
  • “A jornada autobiográfica da pajé em O mundo místico dos caruanas da Ilha do Marajó, de Zeneida Lima.” American Portuguese Studies Association Conference at Brown University, Providence, RI. October 3-5, 2024.
  • “The autobiographical journey of the pajé in O mundo místico dos caruanas da Ilha do Marajó, by Zeneida Lima.” Romance Languages Colloquium at the University of Georgia (UGA), Athens, GA. October 9, 2024.

Awards

  • Brazilian Studies Travel Grant, University of Georgia (2024)
  • Jon M. Tolman Award, XVII BRASA Congress (2024)
  • Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (2019-2020)
  • Fórmula Santander, Santander Universidades Program (2015)