On leave in autumn 2012

Alfredo Cesar Melo studies Luso-Brazilian Literature with a focus on the experimental novel, history of ideas and the essay as a genre. His research is focused on Gilberto Freyre work and its connections with the Spanish American essay and with the Lusophone intellectual world. He has published articles on Gilberto Freyre, Euclides da Cunha and Fernando Ortiz.

Education

• PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Berkeley, 2008
• MA in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
• BA in Sociology, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, 2001

Selected Courses Taught

• Latin American Essay
• Literature and Film in Brazilian Culture
• Introduction to Lusophone Studies
• Common Core Reading Cultures course