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Rafael Cesar holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese from New York University (2021), an M.A. in Lusophone African Literatures from Universidade Federal Fluminense in Brazil, and a B.A. in Portuguese Language and Luso-Brazilian Literatures from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. His main research and teaching interests revolve around comparative racial imaginaries, race relations from a transatlantic perspective, comparative African and Afro-Diasporic histories, popular cultures, cultural production (literature and cinema), and gender relations. His current book project, 'Fictions of Racelessness: ‘Latin American’ Racial Imaginaries in Angola (1878-2002)', examines the racial imagination of twentieth-century Angolan nationalism. Additionally, he has published a book, Kuatiça Ó Ngoma (2011), and scholarly articles on various African authors. He has conducted archival field research in Angola, Portugal, Brazil, Cuba, Germany, and France, supported by prominent foundations, and has taught courses on literatures and cultures related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Portuguese-speaking Africa at New York University and public universities in Brazil.
Princeton University • Princeton, NJ, US
Teaching courses related to literatures and cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.