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Contact: mail@laurarivasgagliardi.com · Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Cologne · Room 1.305 (Philosophikum) · Office hours: by appointment via email (Summer semester 2026: Tue 15:00–16:00)
Professional Career
2024 – present
Research Associate (50%)
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne · Cologne, Germany
2021 – 2024
Research Associate (externally funded position)
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne · Cologne, Germany
- Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) — Temporary Position for Principal Investigators ("Eigene Stelle")
2007 – 2013
Editor and Translator
Freelance · Berlin, Germany
- 07/2011–10/2011: Internship at Suhrkamp Publishers, International Literature Department, Berlin
2009 – 2010
Teaching Assistant (Secondary School)
Colégio Santa Cruz · São Paulo, Brazil
2005 – 2008
Teacher of French and German as Foreign Languages
Language Center, School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences, University of São Paulo · São Paulo, Brazil
Academic Education
2015 – 2019
PhD (Dr. phil.), Romance Literary Studies
Freie Universität Berlin · Berlin, Germany · summa cum laude
- Dissertation: "Le Brésil littéraire (1863) von Ferdinand Wolf. Literaturgeschichte und Ideologie im 19. Jahrhundert"
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Susanne Zepp-Zwirner, Prof. Dr. Joachim Küpper
- Doctoral program of the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies (FSGS)
2010 – 2013
Master of Arts, Applied Literary Studies
Freie Universität Berlin · Berlin, Germany · grade: 1.7 (German scale)
- Thesis: "Die Präsenz der brasilianischen Literatur auf dem deutschsprachigen Buchmarkt zwischen 1993 und 2013"
2001 – 2008
Bachelor's Degree, Portuguese and French Language and Literature
University of São Paulo (School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences) · São Paulo, Brazil
- 03/2004–03/2005: Language stay in Berlin
International Stays and Visiting Positions
Dec. 2025
Visiting Lecturer, DAAD ISAP Programme
University of São Paulo (School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences) · São Paulo, Brazil
Dec. 2024
Visiting Lecturer, DAAD ISAP Programme
University of São Paulo (School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences) · São Paulo, Brazil
May – Nov. 2020
Visiting Professor and Postdoctoral Research
University of São Paulo (School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences) · São Paulo, Brazil
Nov. – Dec. 2019
Postdoctoral Research
University of London, Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) · London, UK
Jul. – Oct. 2016
Archival Research
Arquivo Nacional, Arquivo Histórico do Itamaraty · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jun. 2016
Archival Research
Austrian National Library · Vienna, Austria
Awards and Fellowships
2016
Doctoral Fellowship
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School, Freie Universität Berlin
2015
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School, Freie Universität Berlin
2005
Research Grant (Renewal)
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
- Renewal of the research project on Drummond's poetry
2002
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
- On the poetry of Carlos Drummond de Andrade
2003
Honorable Mention
University of São Paulo, Office of the Provost for Research, 11th SICUSP
- For the research project on Drummond's poetry
Funding and Peer Review Experience
2025
Emmy Noether Programme — under review
German Research Foundation (DFG)
2025
Peer Reviewer
Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN), Poland
2021 – 2024
Acquisition of a Temporary Position for Principal Investigators ("Eigene Stelle"), 36 months
German Research Foundation (DFG)
- Project: Neuperspektivierungen nachkolonialer Theorie [no. 459579268]. Funding: €246,780 plus €54,300 programme allowance (Programmpauschale).
Organisation of Scientific Events
Oct. 2025
7. II. Workshop of the Research Network Enfoques brasileiros
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne · with T. Kehren, M. Strasser, C. Cardinali
Feb. 2025
6. I. Workshop of the Research Network Enfoques brasileiros
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · with T. Kehren, M. Strasser, P. Mora Madriñán, C. Cardinali
Jun. 2024
5. International Symposium: Roberto Schwarz Beyond Borders
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne · with M. Strasser, C. Cardinali
Nov. 2022
4. International Symposium: "Ficou chato ser moderno?"
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne · with P. W. Schulze
Nov. 2022 – Mar. 2023
3. Exhibition: Modernismo & Reverberações / Modernismo & Widerklänge (Curator)
Examinations Office, Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne · with P. W. Schulze
May 2018
2. Reading: Die brasilianische Militärdiktatur erinnern, with Bernardo Kucinski
Freie Universität Berlin · with S. Zepp-Zwirner
Jan. 2017
1. Workshop: de/localizing literature
Freie Universität Berlin · with C. Yurgel
Invited Lectures
16.05.2024
3. Dictatorship and Revolution in the Lusophone 1970s: Chico Buarque's Songs "Fado Tropical" and "Tanto Mar"
Institute for Romance Studies, University of Vienna
25.04.2024
2. Unverschämtheit, Volubilität, literarische Akkumulation: Roberto Schwarz' Concepts in Literary Criticism
Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin
24.03.2022
1. A Semana de Arte Moderna de 1922: Conditions and Consequences
Ibero-American Institute, Berlin
Conference Presentations
02.10.2025
33. Anthropophagy in 20th-century Brazilian literature and critical thinking
Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Frankfurt
Feb. 2025
32. O sentido da aventura nas crônicas de viagem de Anatol Rosenfeld
I. Workshop Enfoques brasileiros, Mainz
23.–24.01.2025
31. Dessacralizando a língua dos colonizadores
University of Göttingen
Jul. 2024
30. Der literarische Amazonas von Mário de Andrade
Summer School, University of Mainz
Sept. 2024
29. Faschismus nach lateinamerikanischer Art
Institute for Cultural Studies Essen
10.05.2024
28. Anatol Rosenfeld: Mediation and Translation between Brazil and Germany
Mecila (Online)
Nov. 2023
27. Unmaking and remaking the world
Historical Materialism Conference, London
Oct. 2023
26. Koselleck an den Rändern: Begriffsgeschichte in Brasilien
Leibniz Center, Berlin
Show 25 more presentations
Sept. 2023
25. Gregório de Matos entre órdenes y clases
38th Romanistentag, Leipzig
Sept. 2023
24. Alfredo Bosi pensa o império brasileiro
15th Lusitanistentag, Zwickau
Sept. 2023
23. Feminismo e modernização na obra de Gilda de Melo e Souza
IV Congresso ABRE, Lisbon
Jun. 2023
22. A ficção de Anatol Rosenfeld
Global Jewish Literatures in Portuguese, Freie Universität Berlin
Feb. 2023
21. Reapropiaciones literarias de términos indígenas en Macunaíma
XXIII. Deutscher Hispanistentag, Graz
Jun. 2022
20. A crítica literária de Mário de Andrade
Université de Rennes 2
May 2022
19. La critique dialectique mise à jour
Université Clermont Auvergne
May 2022
18. Teatro em tradução: Schwarz e Brecht
Université de Lorraine, Metz
Oct. 2021
17. Roberto Schwarz, leitor de Adorno
University of Gießen / Ciera (Online)
Sept. 2021
16. O Sentido da Dialética na Crítica de Candido e Schwarz
III Congresso ABRE (Online, Prague)
Jul. 2021
15. Sobre a recepção da Escola de Frankfurt no Brasil
Université de Lorraine (Online)
Feb. 2020
14. Antonio Candido's 'The Right to Literature'
Exeter College, University of Oxford
Sept. 2019
13. Nacionalismo e escrita da história literária brasileira no século XIX
EHESS, Paris
Dec. 2018
12. O avesso de si, o outro: Clarice Lispector
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Apr. 2018
11. Die Novara-Expedition in Rio de Janeiro, 1857
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sept. 2017
10. Literaturgeschichtsschreibung am Beispiel von Le Brésil littéraire
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School, Freie Universität Berlin
Feb. 2017
9. Drummond: das Gefühl der Welt und der Dinge
Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School, Freie Universität Berlin
Nov. 2016
8. Writing Portuguese and Brazilian Literary History: Ferdinand Wolf
Freie Universität Berlin
Jul. 2016
7. Kontraste des brasilianischen Buchmarkts
Freie Universität Berlin
Sept.–Oct. 2013
6. ViceVersa Translation Workshop: Georg Simmel's "Brücke und Tür"
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Nov. 2006
5. Amor infectum: a revolta do singular na lírica de Drummond
14th International Symposium on Undergraduate Research, USP
Nov. 2005
4. Amor infectum: a revolta do singular na lírica de Drummond
13th International Symposium on Undergraduate Research, USP
Nov. 2003
3. Amor infectum: a revolta do singular na lírica de Drummond
11th International Symposium on Undergraduate Research, USP
Jun. 2002
2. Amor infectum: observações sobre a lírica amorosa de Drummond
III Jornada Científica, Faculdades Integradas de Ribeirão Pires
Nov. 2002
1. Amor infectum: a revolta do singular na lírica de Drummond
10th International Symposium on Undergraduate Research, USP
Academic Self-Governance
2026
5. Contribution to the Online Self-Assessment for Portuguese/French
University of Cologne, Feb.–Mar. 2026
2025
4. First Examiner, Bachelor's Thesis — Luca Basile
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne, 29.09.2025
2024
3. Contribution to Website and Social Media Strategy
Portuguese-Brazilian Institute, University of Cologne, Apr.–Aug. 2024
since 2023
2. Member, Project "Portugueses de Papel"
University of Lisbon
2022
1. Member, Master's Examination Committee — César Marins de Oliveira
University of São Paulo, Jun. 2022
Languages
Portuguese (first language) · German, French, Spanish (fluent, spoken and written) · English (very good command) · Latin, Italian (good command)