Ana Carolina Torquato
None · Maria Sibylla Merian Centre Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America
Research Interests
Animal Studies; Ecocriticism; Comparative Literature; Brazilian Literature; Urbanization; Zoological Gardens; Aquariums; Animals in the City
Biography
Ana Carolina Torquato is a junior postdoctoral fellow at Mecila (Maria Sibylla Merian Centre: Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America), March to November 2022. She holds a PhD in Literary Studies and Animal Studies from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 2020. Her research interests include Comparative Literature, Animal Studies, Lusophone and Anglophone literature, Anthropology and Philosophy. She holds a Masters degree issued by the multi-institutional programme, Crossways in Cultural Narratives (Erasmus Mundus), through which she earned a master's degree from each of the following universities: Universidade Nova de Lisboa, The University of Sheffield and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (2012-2014). She holds a bachelor's degree in Literary Studies with a major in Portuguese and English languages at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 2011. She holds a bachelor's degree in Literary Studies with a major in Portuguese and English languages at the Federal University
Education
PhD in Literary Studies - Federal University of Paraná/Universität Potsdam MA in Comparative Literature Erasmus Mundus, Crossways in Cultural Narratives (University of Sheffield; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)
Recent Google Scholar Publications
- The Advent of Scientific Racism and Racial Theories in Nineteenth-Century Brazilian Literature: Humans Portrayed as Animals
- Entre ruas e latidos: A influência cultural da'carrocinha'na literatura de Lima Barreto sobre os cães do Rio de Janeiro
- The Role of Animals in Pandemic Narratives: Forewarning Disaster, Causing Outbreaks, Conferring Immunity
- Animal Display in Fiction: Clarice Lispector’s
- Animal Display in Fiction-Clarice Lispector’s “O búfalo” and Other Stories Framing Animal Captivity
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7582-4854
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TtEw5XYAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=None