Juliana Silva Cunha de Mendonça (born December 22, 1987) is a Brazilian journalist, writer, researcher, and university professor.
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| Born | Juliana Silva Cunha de Mendonça December 22, 1987 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
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| Employer | Fundação Getúlio Vargas |
| Notable work | Já matei por menos (2013) |
She is the author of the blog Já matei por menos, which became a book published by the independent publisher Lote 42 in 2013.[1][2] She also translated Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald for the same publisher in 2016.[3]
Biography
editJuliana was born in the city of Salvador, in Bahia, in 1987. She initially enrolled in a Literature course in her hometown but later moved to the capital city of São Paulo to continue her studies.[4] She has worked as a journalist for various media outlets. Currently, she is a part-time professor at the School of International Relations of the Fundação Getúlio Vargas.[5]
She teaches academic writing and reading strategies to first-semester students in a course called Oficinas Profissionais I: Comunicação e Expressão, and she also serves as one of the literature reviewers for the newspaper O Globo.[4][6]
She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Literature at the University of São Paulo, where she also completed her master's degree with a dissertation on the novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, under the guidance of Edu Otsuka.[7] She is currently researching the novel Fogo Morto by José Lins do Rego, under the guidance of Ivone Daré Rabello. She also teaches literature and history in various free courses, such as at the Revista Cult space.[8][9]
Alongside other translators, she is responsible for the Brazilian version of the book Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow, published by Todavia in 2020, among other works.[10][11]
Published books
edit- Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa I [Portuguese Language Literatures I], with Bruna Guerra. 1st ed. Londrina: Editora e Distribuidora Educacional S.A., 2017. v. 1. 144p.
- Kimland (photo book), São Paulo: self-published, 2014. 70p.
- Já matei por menos [I've Killed for Less]. 1st ed. São Paulo: Lote 42, 2013. 200p.
- Gaveta de bolso [Pocket Drawer]. 1st ed. São Paulo: Prólogo, 2011. 120p.
References
edit- ^ "Bernice Corta o Cabelo". Lote 42. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Já Matei por Menos - Tpm". Trip (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Marcela Paes (ed.). "Autoras lançam neste sábado livro que reúne divertidas ideias esquecidas na gaveta". Revista Trip. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Karen Monteiro (ed.). "Juliana Cunha". Bahia Notícias. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Juliana Cunha". Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Lalai Persson (ed.). "Viajando pela Coreia do Norte". Chicken or Pasta. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Cunha, Juliana (2018). Um tigre na sala: uma leitura de Os Vestígios do Dia. University of São Paulo (Thesis). doi:10.11606/D.8.2019.tde-26022019-110419.
- ^ "Juliana Cunha". Loja Cult. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Com carreira no mercado financeiro, Marcelo Vicintin estreia na ficção fazendo leve crítica à elite brasileira". O Globo. July 18, 2020. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Operação Abafa". Todavia Livros. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Fanzines na Feira Plana". Impulso HQ. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.