Marina Machado de Oliveira
Welcome! Born and raised in Sao Paulo ,SP, Brazil, Marina is a Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature. Her interests include 19th and 20th century Brazilian and African American literatures, literary theory, nation-building, race, anthropology and philosophical approaches to literature. Her research focuses on analyzing the construction of a national identity in Brazilian literature through the lens of ³¾±ð²õ³Ù¾±Ã§²¹²µ±ð³¾.
Marina is a 2021 recipient of the EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) fellowship for outstanding incoming students. She is also a co-founder of the Black Brazilian Collective at èצӰÏñ and a 2024-2025 Graduate Scholar-in-Residence at El Centro Chicano y Latino, èצӰÏñ.
On a personal level, Marina is absolutely passionate about Brazilian music - especially samba - hiking and backpacking.
Conferences
Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros USP (Institute of Brazilian Studies, University of Sao Paulo)
2023 July - (3-7)
Paper: Mestiçagem and national identity: formative aspects of Brazilian literature
Talks
University of Melburone
2023 - September 6th
"Not all children make it: Literature, Society and ³¾±ð²õ³Ù¾±Ã§²¹²µ±ð³¾ in Machado de Assis "Father versus Mother".