Writing Through Patriarchy in Contemporary Brazilian Literature
Fading Fathers: Writing through Patriarchy in Contemporary Brazilian Literature by Rex P. Nielson B.A., Brigham Young University, 2002 M.A., Brigham Young University, 2004 M.A., Brown University, 2007 A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island May 2010 Copyright 2010 by Rex P. Nielson This dissertation by Rex P. Nielson is accepted in its present form by the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies as satisfying the dissertation requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Date _____________ ______________________________ Nelson H. Vieira, Director Recommended to the Graduate Council Date _____________ ______________________________ Luiz F. Valente, Reader Date _____________ ______________________________ Patricia I. Sobral, Reader Approved by the Graduate Council Date _____________ ______________________________ Sheila Bonde, Dean of the Graduate School iii VITA Rex P. Nielson was born in Provo, Utah, on April 29, 1978, and grew up in both Utah and Southern California. As an undergraduate he attended Brigham Young University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2002 with a double major in Comparative Literature and Portuguese and an honor’s thesis, “Poetry of the River Tietê.” He subsequently received an M.A. from Brigham Young University in Comparative Literature with a thesis entitled, “Relation, Identity, and the Sertão of João Guimarães Rosa’s Sagarana: a Glissantian Reading.” He then continued his graduate education in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University, earning an M.A. in 2007 and Ph.D. in 2010. In addition to teaching Portuguese language and Brazilian literature and culture at Brown University, he has taught Brazilian cinema at Harvard University and literary and cultural studies at Bryant University.
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