João Nemi Neto, Ph.D. Columbia University Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures 612 W116th street 212-8545815 jn2395@columbia.edu Education 2015 Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages Graduate Center, CUNY Dissertation Title: “Anthropophagic Queer: A Study on Abjected Bodies and Brazilian Queer Theory” Advisor: Distinguished Professor Paul Julian Smith Date of defense: 15 May 2015 Degree granted: 30 September 2015 2012 M. Phil. Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures, Graduate Center, CUNY 2007 M.A. in Portuguese Language and Literature Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Thesis: “A narrativa na escola: Um estudo dos gêneros narrativos nos livros didáticos de Português” (Narrative in Schools: A study on Narrative Genres in Portuguese Textbooks) 2003 Teaching Certification – Portuguese and English Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil 2000 B.A. in Portuguese and English – Languages and Literatures Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Publications Book Anthropophagic Queer: Contemporary Brazilian Cinema. Advance Contract in hand. Wayne State University Press. February 2020. Book Chapter “Pedagogia Queer e Ensino: A representação LGBT nos livros de português como língua estrangeira.” Ivan Fortunato, Rafael S. Guimarães and Viviane Vergueiro (eds). Gênero e Cultura: Perspectivas Formativas. São Paulo: Edições Hipóteses, 2016. Articles “Queer Pedagogy: Approaches to Inclusive Teaching”. Accepted for Publication. Policy Futures in Education. 0/0 (2018): 2-16. “Herbert Daniel e a luta contra o stigma da AIDS.” Revista Intellectus 15/1 (2016): 188-207. “Questões de identidade(s) sexual(is) e de gênero(s) e orientação sexual: Uma abordagem através da Pedagogia Queer.” Revista Espaço Acadêmico 14/168 (2015): 27–34. Nemi Neto, João and Jakubaszko, Daniela. “A representação das masculinidades na telenovela brasileira: há espaço para um novo espectro de masculinidades?” Memorias XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Investigadores de la Comunicación. Ciudad de México: ALAIC; Casa abierta al tiempo Unidad Cuajimalpa, 2016. 5-14 Nemi Neto, João and Jakubaszko, Daniela. “A ficção televisiva e o galã de novela em zona de fronteira entre o machismo e o feminismo: um estudo de caso do galã José Mayer”. Revista Comunicação & Inovação. 18/38 (2017): 122-40 Nemi Neto, João and Jakubaszko, Daniela. “As masculinidades nas telenovelas do horário nobre da Rede Globo: uma proposta de observação da representação de um novo espectro de masculinidades à luz da Teoria Queer.” Accepted for Publication. Revista Interim. Spring/ 2018. Other publications “Nova York e as políticas públicas sobre HIV/AIDS”. Agência de Notícias da AIDS. Web. November, 2017 “A narrativa na escola: um estudo dos gêneros narrativos nos livros didáticos de Português.” Master’s Thesis. Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. Teses USP. Web. “Posso ter uma borracha? Reflexões acerca do uso da língua portuguesa.” The eye. 1 (2006): 24 As João Maria Cícero Corpo(s). São Paulo: Editora Giostri, 2016. “The US without us.” The US without us. 6 distopías Latinas para las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos. Santiago, New York: Sangría Editores, 2016 Awards and Grants 2017–18 Language Support Grant – Queer Pedagogy and Teaching Foreign Languages LRC – Language Resource Center/ Columbia University, US$ 600.00 2009-12 Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellowship Graduate Center, CUNY 2010 Summer Fellowship Program Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 2005 Outstanding Performance Award NAIS – National Association of Independent Schools Courses and Certificates 2015 Interdisciplinary Studies Concentration in Lesbian, Gay/Queer Studies Certificate Graduate Center, CUNY 2010 Curso de Lingua e Cultura Galegas para Estranxeiros e Españois de fóra de Galicia Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2009 Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera Nivel C2 (Superior) Instituto Cervantes, New York 2008 Reading and Writing Workshops Teacher’s College, New York Professional Experience University Teaching 1. 2012 – Columbia University Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures Lecturer in Portuguese Courses taught: PORT 1101 – Elementary Portuguese I PORT 1102 – Elementary Portuguese II PORT 1320 – Comprehensive Portuguese I/ II for Spanish Speakers PORT 2101 – Intermediate Portuguese I PORT 2102 – Intermediate Portuguese II PORT 2120 – Comprehensive Intermediate Portuguese I/II PORT 3300 – Advanced Language through Content: Queer Sexualities in Brazil (original syllabus) PORT 3301 – Advanced Writing and Composition in Portuguese PORT 3101/PORTGR 4416 – Conversations About the Lusophone World PORT 3330 – Introduction to Portuguese Studies PORT 3350/ PORTGR 4480 – Lusophone Africa and Afro-Brazilian Cultures (listed as Global Core Requirement) 2. 2011-12 Columbia University Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures Visiting Lecturer in Portuguese Courses taught: PORT 1101 – Elementary Portuguese I PORT 1101 – Elementary Portuguese II PORT 1320 – Comprehensive Portuguese I/ II for Spanish Speakers PORT 3301 – Advanced Writing and Composition in Portuguese 3. 2016 – 2017 FIT – Fashion Institute of Technology/ SUNY Department of Modern Languages Adjunct Professor Courses taught: PORT 111 – Elementary Portuguese I PORT 112 – Elementary Portuguese II 4. 2010-11 Hunter College Romance Languages Department Graduate Teaching Fellow/ Spanish Instructor Courses taught: SPAN 101 – Elementary Spanish I SPAN 102 – Elementary Spanish II SPAN 201 – Intermediate Spanish I 5. 2003-08 The Lauder Institute, Wharton/ University of Pennsylvania Summer Immersion in Brazil Lecturer on Brazilian Literature and Culture Portuguese Language Instructor University and Academic Experience (other than teaching) 1. 2016Columbia University Coordinator for the Spanish/ Portuguese Advanced Courses – 3349/3350 2. 2015-16 FIT/ SUNY Modern Languages and Cultures Department Course/ Syllabi Development: Elementary Portuguese I Elementary Portuguese II Portuguese Conversation 3. 2009-12 Graduate Center, CUNY Graduate Assistant Curriculum Committee Member Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellow Teaching Experience in Brazil 1. 2002-09 The American School of São Paulo Brazilian Studies Department Portuguese as a first and foreign language teacher and Course Developer Subject (Portuguese) Leader Curriculum Committee Member/ Hiring Committee Member 2. 1997-2002 Universidade de São Paulo Departamento de Letras Modernas English Instructor Courses taught: English for Real Beginners Elementary English I Elementary English II Intermediate English I Intermediate English II English for Specific Purposes Lectures and Talks 2017 Blended Learning – Comprehensive Portuguese Intermediate ReWired Sessions – CTL Columbia University 2017 HIV/ AIDS in Brazil with Professor Miriam Grossi ILAS – Columbia University 2016 LGBTQAI Advancements in Latin America Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering 2016 “Corpo em Pedaços”: Escrita e leitura de textos em primeira pessoa Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul 2016 Gender and Sexual Identity in the Language Classroom: Towards Queer Pedagogy Applied Pedagogy Workshops – Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department Columbia University 2015 Tatuagem by Hilton Lacerda: Queer Representations in Brazilian Cinema Brazilian Cinema Colloquium – Columbia University 2013 Queer Pedagogy: LGBTQ Perspectives in Teaching Today The American School of São Paulo 2013 Português como Língua Adicional: Perspectivas Práticas e Teóricas The American School of São Paulo 2012 Queer Realities in Brazil Q – Barnard LGBTQA Student Association 2012 Ensino de Português nos Estados Unidos: Perspectivas e Desafios Universidade de São Paulo 2011 Queer In/visibilities in Brazilian Cinema – Introductory talk for the movie “Romance” by Sergio Bianchi Columbia University 2007 Os gêneros narrativos Universidade de São Paulo Workshops at Columbia University 2018 Queer Pedagogy and Foreign Language Learning – A Workshop with Students and Instructors Language Resource Center 2017-18 Social Gender and Grammatical Gender: Acknowledging Gender Identity in the Language Classroom A LAIC-Italian Interdepartmental Miniseries 2018 Poetry in the Language Classroom Language Resource Center 2017 Queer Pedagogy and Foreign Language Learning Language Resource Center 2016 Queer Pedagogy: Reflecting on and Affirming Difference Center for Teaching and Learning 2015 Queer Pedagogy and Teaching Foreign Languages Language Resource Center Teacher Training 2018 Taller de Pedagogía – Teaching Portuguese and Spanish as Foreign Languages Graduate Center – CUNY Conferences and Seminars Presenter 2016 “Representations of Masculinities in Brazilian Telenovelas: Is There Space for a New Spectrum of Masculinities?” with Daniela Jakubaszko XIII ALAIC Conference Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 2016 “Effeminacy and Queer Representation in Brazilian Telenovelas” XIII BRASA – Brazilian Studies Association Conference Brown University, Rhode Island 2016 “HIV/AIDS: Responses to the virus and the epidemics in New York and São Paulo in the 1980s” LASA Sección Sexualidades: Pre-Conferencia 2016 Stony Brook Manhattan 2014 “Between the Left and the Right: Effeminate Men and the Space-In-Between in Latin American Literature” XVIII Annual Students Conference, Graduate Center/ CUNY 2012 “Pedagogia Queer: Uma proposta de leitura entre o possível diálogo entre a teoria queer e o ensino” VI Congresso internacional de estudos sobre a diversidade sexual e de gênero Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil 2011 “Somewhere Under the Rainbow – Caio Fernando Abreu and the Transgendered Representation” XV Annual Students Conference, Graduate Center/ CUNY 2008 “A produção de narrativas na escola” VII Seminário de Metodologia do Ensino de Português Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil 2008 “A fotonovela como prática literária e educativa” I Jornada de Ensino de Português Escola Americana de Brasília, Brazil 2007 “Jogos teatrais e a produção narrativas” II Seminário de Metodologia do Ensino de Português Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil 2006 “Student Learning Through Self-Assessment” 2006 AASSA Annual Conference Asunción, Paraguay 2005 “Online Tests and their Applicability in the Classroom” 2005 AASSA Annual Conference São Paulo, Brazil 2003 “Internet Texts for Second Language Learners” 2003 AASSA Annual Conference Buenos Aires, Argentina Panel Discussant/ Respondent 2017 HIV/ AIDS in Brazil: Communication, Activism and Advocacy In conversation with Roseli Tardelli, Columbia University 2017 “Latin American Cultural Symposium of Literature, Cinema, Music and Cultural Traditions” Mediator Biblioteca Brasileira de Nova York 2017 “Gender and Sexuality Inclusivity in the Classroom” Panelist Barnard College 2017 “Form, Sound and Matter – The Clarice Factor” Discussant Columbia University 2016 “Representaciones queer en la literatura y el cine” Panel Moderator LASA Sección Sexualidades: Pre-Conferencia 2016 Stony Brook Manhattan 2013 “Oral Traditions in Brazil” Panel Discussant II Oral Tradition Symposium, BEA – Brazilian Endowment for the Arts 2011 Using Queer Respondent/ round table Colloquium at the Hispanic Institute, Columbia University 2011 “Masculinities and Modern Galician Culture” Chair of the panel Beyond Don Juan: Rethinking Iberian Masculinities. New York University Academic Activities 2018 Talleres de Pedagogía para los estudiantes doctorales Graduate Center – CUNY 2017 – Coordinator for the Spanish/ Portuguese Advanced Courses – 3349/3350 Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department – Columbia University 2016 Hispanic Institute Departmental Committee Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department – Columbia University 2016 Co-editor – Revista Portales: The LAIC Journal of Undergraduate Research Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department – Columbia University 2015 – Independent Study Advisor Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department – Columbia University 2014 Language Advisor for Senior Thesis Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department – Columbia University 2012 – Foreign Language Evaluator and Fulbright External Evaluator Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department – Columbia University 2011 Curriculum Committee Member Graduate Center, CUNY 2010 Editor – LL Journal – Academic Publication Graduate Center, CUNY 2010 Organizer – XV Annual Students Conference Graduate Center, CUN 2009-10 Webmaster for the HLBLL Department Graduate Center, CUNY 2005 Organizer – Diversity Conference The American School of São Paulo 2004 Organizer – 2004 AASSA Conference The American School of São Paulo Professional Memberships AOTP/ American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese – member BEA/ Brazilian Endowments for the Arts – Board member BRASA/ Brazilian Studies Association – member CLAGS/ Center for Lesbian and Gay/ Queer Studies – member LASA/ Latin American Studies Association – member MLA/ Modern Language Association – member Languages Portuguese – native speaker English – near native (115/120 TOEFL) Spanish – near native (C2 – Instituto Cervantes) Galician – Advanced Level (certificate granted by the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela) French – High Intermediate Level (B2) Dutch – Beginner Level (A2) Other Activities 2017 Peer Reviewer AM Journal 2017 Portuguese and Spanish Interpreter Equator Initiative Awards – United Nations New York/ USA 2016 Theoretical Consultant for “A Dama da Noite,” a play based on Caio Fernando Abreu’s work. Directed by Kiko Rieser with André Greco São Paulo/ Brazil. 2012 Language Consultant for Portuguese “Dora, the explorer” animated cartoon series Nickelodeon Network 2007 IB Extended Essays Advisor The American School of São Paulo