Bianca Magela Melo Silva

Brazilian postdoctoral researcher in the Vernacular Letters Program at UFRJ (in Brazilian Literature). Above all and humanly: instigated by literature, its multiplicity and mobilizing power. PhD in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature from the Postgraduate Program in Letters: Literary Studies at UFMG with the thesis entitled "Writings of Homelessness in the Fiction of Lourenço Mutarelli" (2020). Holds a degree in Portuguese Language and Literature and in Social Communication (Journalism), and a Master's degree in Social Communication. Her main interests are research and teaching with a focus on Brazilian Literature, especially contemporary literature by female authors, Literary Theory, and the broad theme of literary reading. She was a substitute professor of Literature and Portuguese Language at the Federal Institute of Northern Minas Gerais (2022-2024). Member of Nielm-UFRJ (Interdisciplinary Center for Women's Studies in Literature).