The Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Black Studies Program, City College of New York, & The Consulate of Brazil in New York Present:

Dr. Michele Nascimento Kettner

Jarid Arraes: Women's Insurgency in the Regional Literature of the Brazilian Backlands

Women’s History Month 2023

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
11:00AM-12:00PM
RIFKIND CENTER, NAC 6/316

Dr. Michele Nascimento Kettner received her Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages from the CUNY Graduate Center. Her dissertation delved into the topic of Transnational Regionalism and Globalization in Latin America by comparing the literature of Mario Vargas Llosa and Milton Hatoum. Her research interests include the topics of regionalism, globalization, transnationalism and migration.

Parallel to her research on Latin-American Literature, Nascimento Kettner has co-authored a book on Afro-Brazilian music and culture, Maracatu de Baque Virado, published in 2013.​

This event is made possible by the Consulate of Brazil in New York and The Simon H. Rifkind Fund

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