Antonio Luciano Tosta Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
Assistant Professor of African Studies
SIP; Affiliated Faculty of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Assistant Professor of LAS Global Studies

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Biography

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. In the United States since 1997. Proud father of two amazing children. Passionate musician, aspiring poet, Capoeira enthusiast and nature lover. 

Specializations / Research Interest(s)

19th and 20th Century Brazilian Literature, Contemporary Brazilian Film, Afro-Brazilian cultural production (Capoeira, music & literature), Brazilian-American cultural production , Comparative study of the Literatures of the Americas, Transnational, postcolonial, and ethnic studies,

Education

  • Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Brown University, 2006
  • M.A. in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Brown University, 2003
  • M.A. in Comparative Literature, Brown University, 2003
  • M.A. in Comparative Literature, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1999
  • “Licenciatura” in English, Universidade Federal da Bahia, December 1993
  • Graduate Diploma in Higher Education Methodology, Faculdade de Educação da Bahia, 1997
  • B.A. in English, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 1992

Distinctions / Awards

  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Harvard University Certificate of Distinction and Excellence in Teaching, 2002, 2003 & 2004
  • Brown University Joukovsky Dissertation Fellowship. 2003-04
  • Brown University Fellowship. 1999-00.
  • Fulbright Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo, 1997-1999

Publications

Book Contributions

  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Is there a Brazilian-American Cinema? Aesthetics and Identity in A Fronteira and Nailed.." The Other Latinos: Central and South Americans in the United States. Ed. José A. Mazzotti and José L. Falconi. Cambridge: Harvard University Press (DRCLAS Series), 2007. 257-284.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "American Dream, Jeitinho Brasileiro: On the Crossroads of Cultural Identities in Brazilian-American Literature." Companion to Latino Literature in the United States. Ed. Carlota Caulfield and Darién Davis. London: Boydell & Brewer, 2007. 140-157.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Uma In(ter)venção da Memória: A Universalização do Particular na Poesia Histórica de Cora Coralina." Cora Coralina: Celebração da Volta. Comp. Darcy Denófrio. Ed. Goiândira O. Camargo. Goiânia: Editora Cânone, 2006. 15-35.
  • "Além de Textos e Contextos: Língua Estrangeira, Poesia e Consciência Cultural Crítica." Recortes Interculturais na Sala de Aula de Línguas Estrangeiras . Ed. Kátia Mota and Denise Scheyerl. Salvador: EDUFBA, 2004. 107-41.

Edited Books

  • Luso-American Literature: Writings by Portuguese-Speaking Authors in North America. Piscataway: Rutgers University Press, 2011.

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Journal Articles

  • Tosta, Antonio L. "The Other as Self or Other? Latinidade and the Politics of Identification in Brazuca Novels." Gávea-Brown (2012):
  • "Modern and Postcolonial? Oswald de Andrade’s Antropofagia and the Politics of Labelling." Romance Notes 51.2 (2011): 217-26.
  • " Lyrics and Voice: Resistance and Citizenship in the Songs of Ilê Aiyê and Olodum." Afro-Hispanic Review 29.2 (2011): 175-94.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Scribere Est Agere ou O Direito ao Grito: O Intelectual Oprimido e a Hora do Subalterno em A Hora da Estrela." Revista Iberoamericana 75.226 (2009): 243-260.
  • "Between Heaven and Hell: Perceptions of Brazil and the United States in Brazuca Literature." HISPANIA 88.4 (2005): 713-725.
  • "Latino, Eu? The Paradoxical Interplay of Identity in Brazuca Literature." HISPANIA 87.3 (2004): 576-585.
  • "Machado de Assis: A Obra Entreaberta." Luso-Brazilian Review 41.1 (2004): 37-55.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Exchanging Glances: The Streetcar, Modernity, and the Metropolis in Brazilian Literature." Chasqui: Revista de Literatura Latinoamericana 32.2 (2003): 35-52.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Murmúrios textuais, históricos e pósmodernos em A costa dos murmúrios." Estudos Portugueses e Africanos (EPA) 41.Jan/Jun (2003): 71-87.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "O ‘Sublime’ Sertão em O Sertanejo, Os Sertões e Grande Sertão: Veredas." Letras de Hoje 36.1 (2001): 7-26.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Laugh and Learn: Thinking Over the Funny Teacher Myth." English Teaching Forum 39.1 (2001): 26-29.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "English as a Foreign Language: Brazil in Perspective." Worldwide Teacher 39.1 (1999): 1, 6, 7, 18.
  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Poetry? It’s Worth a Try!” ." English Teaching Forum 34.3-4 (1996): 62-63.

Newspaper Articles

  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Central de Polêmicas." Jornal A Tarde. [Salvador, Bahia, Brazil] 15 Mar. 1999, 1st ed., sec. Cultura: 6.
  • "Máscaras da Utopia." Jornal A Tarde. [Salvador, Bahia, Brazil] 14 Feb. 1999, 1st ed., sec. Cultura: 4-5.

Encyclopedia Entries

  • Tosta, Antonio L. "Cora Coralina." Latin American Women Writers: An Encyclopedia. 1st ed. New York: Routledge, 2008.