Dr. Victoria Langland

Biography

Victoria Langland specializes in twentieth-century Latin American history, particularly the history of Brazil and the Southern Cone. Her research focuses on themes of gender, dictatorship, and memory, as well as the role of student social movements in shaping political and cultural landscapes. She is the author of 'Speaking Flowers: Student Movements Making Remembering 1968 Military Brazil' (Duke University Press, 2013) and the co-editor of several volumes, including the 'Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics' (2nd edition, Duke University Press, 2019). Her current research project examines the history of breastfeeding in Brazil, looking at cultural understandings, public policies, and the impact of formula marketing on popular beliefs and practices regarding infant nutrition and women's bodies over time. Langland has held faculty positions at the University of California, Davis, and Lafayette College, and is affiliated with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Michigan.

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