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Danielle Massulo Bordignon

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Contact Information

707 S Mathews Ave
FLB 4126
Urbana, IL

Office Hours

Spring 2023: W 11AM-12PM
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant

Biography

Danielle is an MA student in Portuguese – Brazilian Studies at UIUC. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as a Master’s Degree in Literature Studies from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Her research focuses on Law and Literature, especially on topics such as ideologies, violence, power structures, and democracy. Her publications range from proposing a materialist interpretation to the novel Darkness at Noon to addressing the necessity of incorporating Humanities into Law.

 

Research Interests

  • Law and Literature
  • Cultural Studies
  • Democracy and Citizenship

 

Education

MA. Portuguese, Brazilian Studies - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, expected 2024.

MA. Letters, Literature Studies - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, 2022.

Bachelor of Laws - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil, 2018.

Courses Taught

PORT 400 - Intensive Beginning Portuguese

PORT 401 - Intensive Intermediate Portuguese

Additional Campus Affiliations

  • Luso-Brazilian Association at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Brazilian Network for Law and Literature (RDL)
  • GESEG Research Group (PUCRS/Brazil)
  • Nepedill - Legis Litarae Research Group (Uniube/Brazil)

 

Highlighted Publications

  • Para Além Das Ciências Jurídicas: o papel do Direito e Literatura para as Humanidades Jurídicas. [Beyond Juridical Science: the role of Law and Literature to the Juridical Humanities]. Encontros entre Direito e Literatura: pensar a violência, edited by Clarice Söhngen et al. Emais Editora: 2022.

 

  • A filha do colonialismo: amores e medos filiais em Caderno de Memórias Coloniais, de Isabela Figueiredo [The daughter of colonialism: filial loves and fears in ‘Notebook of colonial memories’, by Isabela Figueiredo]. With Priscila Pedó. Reflexos do Colonial: as literaturas em língua portuguesa, edited by Daniel Conte et al. CirKula: 2021.

 

  • Do abismo ao espelho: a confissão de Rubashov por uma interpretação materialista [From the abyss to the mirror: Rubashov’s confession through a materialist interpretation] Revista Literatura, História e Memória 16.28. (2020)

 

  • The Handmaid’s Tale: a legal-literary essay. With Clarice Söhngen. Anamorphosis – International Journal of Law and Literature 5.1 (2019)

Recent Publications

  • O Cordeiro e o Pastor: Jesus e o Diabo segundo José Saramago [The Lamb and the Shepherd: Jesus and the Devil according to José Saramago]. Metamorfoses – Revista da Cátedra Jorge de Sena da Faculdade de Letras da UFRJ 17 (2021).

 

  • “Heroínas: mulheres em busca da honra nas tragédias gregas” [Heroines: women seeking honor in greek tragedies]. With Christine Rondon Teixeira. Proceedings of 9th International Law and Literature Colloquium (2021)

 

  • O poder pela violência em American Horror Story: Cult [Power through violence in American Horror Story: Cult]. With Annie Casali, Proceedings of 10th International Conference of Criminal Sciences (2020)