PPGI Lecture – Dr. John Maddox
O PPGI convida todos para participar do PPGI Lecture do Dr. John Maddox, intitulado “As origens queer da lírica escrita por afro-brasileiras”. O evento acontecerá no dia 17 de abril de 2025, às 10h, na sala Hassis, térreo, bloco B/CCE.
As origens queer da lírica escrita por afro-brasileiras
Dr. John Maddox
17/04/2025 (quinta-feira)
10am-11:30am
Sala Hassis (CCE-B – térreo) – Campus Florianópolis
Conheça o Prof. Dr. John Maddox, da Universidade do Alabama:
Research and Teaching Interests: Afro-Hispanic literature and culture, the Caribbean, US-Brazil-Hispanic comparisons, Ways of understanding the body (medicine, gender, race).
“I am from Georgia, but great teachers inspired me to study Spanish so I could be like them. This led me to travel the world: Europe, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Cambodia. I taught high school Spanish for five years. Studying the African Diaspora has given unity to my varied interests and gives me a sense of pride in discovering often under-appreciated writers, artists, and approaches.
I try to make my classes a place where students get to hear many voices, including their own. Students talk to international conversation partners via Skype and Zoom in my classes. I have multiple guest speakers each semester. I led a 2016 May mini-term trip to Puerto Rico to do community service and learn about local culture, and I chaperoned a May mini-term trip to Spain in medicine, language, and culture. My Medicine and Literature course uses a student-centered approach to study Latin American history and culture through these two disciplines. I have taught our first courses on Brazil and the Portuguese language. I am founder and co-sponsor of the Latin American Film Club. I am passionate about contemporary Latin American literature and culture, and I enjoy sharing them with my students.”
