Inês Lima
Lecturer in Lusophone Studies
- Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
- Department of European Languages and Cultures
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
Contact details
- Email: ines.lima@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Room 3.23
50 George Square - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9LH
Availability
My office hours are Thursdays 14:00-16:00. Outside those times, please email to arrange a meeting.
Background
Inês Lima joined the University of Edinburgh in 2022. She holds a B.A. in Modern Languages with a specialization in teaching from the University of Porto and an M.A. in Lusophone Studies from the University Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle. She completed a PhD in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Her dissertation focused on the poetry of Ana Luísa Amaral from a queer and ecocritical perspective. Before coming to Edinburgh, she worked at the California State University, Fresno. She currently teaches on the literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking countries.
Qualifications
BA, University of Porto
MA, Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle
PhD, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Responsibilities & affiliations
Assessment and Moderation Officer for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin-American Studies
Undergraduate teaching
Portuguese 1: Writing
Culture and Society of the Portuguese-Speaking World
Portuguese 4 Honours Option – Black Hydropoetics: The Sea in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literature and Culture
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Areas of interest for supervision
I welcome enquiries from potential doctoral students who would like to pursue research on the literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking countries.
Research summary
My research focuses on contemporary poetry in Portuguese from an ecocritical and queer perspective, in particular the work of the Portuguese poet Ana Luísa Amaral. My research interests also include postcolonialism, migration and intertextuality in Luso-Afro-Brazilian poetry and fiction.