Severino Albuquerque
Expert on Brazilian literature and culture
Professor, Portuguese; director, Brazil Initiative College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-2093 sjalbuqu@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Contemporary Brazilian theater, fiction and poetry
- History of Brazilian drama
- Representations of AIDS in Brazilian art
Achievements
- Member, Latin American Studies Association, Modern Language Association, Brazilian Studies Association, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Member, American Portuguese Studies Association
- Author, "Tentative Transgressions: Homosexuality, AIDS and the Theater in Brazil" (UW Press, 2004) and "Violent Acts: Contemporary Latin American Theater" (Wayne State UP, 1991)
- UW-Madison Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, 2002
- Winner, 2005 Roberto Reis Award of the Brazilian Studies Association for best book on Brazil published in 2003-05 (for "Tentative Transgressions")
- Winner, 2008 Elizabeth Steinberg Award of the UW Press for best book published by the Press in 2003-08 (for "Tentative Transgressions")
- Co-editor, Luso-Brazilian Review lusobraz@mailplus.wisc.edu
- Editor, "Conferencias sobre Joaquim Nabuco", Vol. 2 ("Nabuco e Wisconsin"). Rio de Janeiro: Bem-te-vi Publishers, 2010