Expertise

My writings reflect my interest in topics relating to the literature, arts and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world. My first books, on Cecília Meireles, Portuguese post-revolutionary women writers, and Fernando Pessoa, explored issues regarding literary style, history and politics.

My book on Nelson Pereira dos Santos and an edited volume on Latin American melodrama are products of teaching and research on Brazilian and Latin American cinema.

I am currently writing a volume on Brazilian documentary film.

Past Affiliations

Affiliate Faculty, Institute for European Studies, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor, African Studies Program, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Chair, African Studies Program, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor Emeritus, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Adjunct Professor, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor Emerita, Department of Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Faculty, Institute for European Studies, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Communities
European Studies
Degrees
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Portuguese; Spanish Minor, 1977
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Portuguese, 1972
BA, Kent State University, Portuguese, 1971
Keywords
fictional language or literature europe, western south america brazil portugal fiction literary criticism theatre or film criticism language or literature comparative literature modern language or literature portuguese language or literature spanish language or literature
Honors

Indiana University Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1988, 1992, 2000

Indiana University Research supplement grant, 1994, 1986

College of Arts and Sciences Arts and Humanities Institute Fellowship, 2002

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Research Grant, 2000

International Programs Overseas Grant (Brazil), Indiana University, 1996

Fulbright Postdoctoral Research/Lecturer Fellowship (Recife, Brazil), 1994

Associations
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
American Portuguese Studies Association
Associação Internacional de Lusitanistas
Associação Nacional de Pós Graduação e Pesquisa de Letras e Linguística
Brazilian Area Studies Association
International Conference Group on Portugal
Latin American Studies Association
Modern Language Association