RÉSUMÉ

EXPERIENCE

August/22 – Now

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UTICA UNIVERSITY
Taught a variety of first-year composition courses, pre- and post-1865 American literatures, Literature of the Americans, genre courses such as The Novel, The Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, as well as Women and Literature (with a focus on motherhood, mother-daughter relationships, autofiction, and travel writing). Served two years in the Curriculum Committee, Departmental searches, collaborated with the Bookish Club, and advised the Lit Society.

August/17 – May/22

TA, PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Taught a variety of versions of Composition 106, Accelerated writing course English 108, Introduction to Film Studies (English 286), and Science Fiction and Fantasy (English 373). Among my duties, I can highlight preparing lessons and assignments, grading, tutoring students, and participating in teaching development workshops.

February/12 – July/17

ESL TEACHER, CULTURA INGLESA LTDA
Taught ESL classes for Brazilian students – young learners, teens, young adults, and adults; prepared students for examinations such as TOEFL, Cambridge FIRST, ADVANCED, and PROFICIENCY; participated in teaching development workshops and seminars.

June/14 – July/14

AFRO-BRAZILIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TEACHER, UFMG
Taught a 180 hours course in Afro-Brazilian History and Culture for Capes-Fipse exchange students in Brazil; integrated classroom activities with cultural trips to nearby cities, museums, and parks; worked collaboratively with other graduate students who would give workshops on certain aspects of Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, such as Hip Hop culture.

September/10 – December/ 10

PORTUGUESE TUTOR, UNC AT CHARLOTTE
Tutored Portuguese students from Basic to Advanced; participated in the production and correction of tests.

February/06 – December/08

INTERN, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM AT UFMG
Worked in the Affirmative Action Program at UFMG; developed Teaching Materials for ESL learning; taught English for undergrad students of the Affirmative Action Program; participated in many congresses and seminars, including Abrapui International Congress in 2008, and the Brazilian Congress of Black Researchers in 2006 and 2008, presenting partial results from the research in all situations.

EDUCATION

September/23 – April/24

CERTIFICATE IN AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Harvard University.

August/17 – May 22

PH.D., PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Acquired a PhD in Literature, Theory, and Culture on May 22.
Dissertation Title: "Absent Mothers, Rebel Daughters, and Motherlands: The Politics of Home”

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March/14 – March/16

MASTER'S DEGREE, UFMG
Completed degree at UFMG.
Thesis title: “The Mammy, the Matriarch, and the Jezebel: Beyond Controlling Images of Black Female Subjects in Their Eyes Were Watching God, Sula, and The Women of Brewster Place”

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February/06 – July/13

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE AT UFMG

SKILLS

Excellent Interpersonal
and teaching skills

Intermediate French
and Spanish

English/Portuguese
Portuguese English translation skills
(both oral and written)

Great teamwork skills

Effective organization skills

Good computer skills
(Office, Abode, In-Design, Photoshop, Audacity)

ACTIVITIES

Volunteer as an English/Portuguese – Portuguese English Translator for a non-profit organization called NCBI, on both times they went to Belo Horizonte Brazil to teach a workshop on fighting violence and prejudice.

Volunteered as an ESL teacher for Young Learners at a Local Elementary school in my hometown, Belo Horizonte – Brazil.

I love writing fiction. I have five novels, two novellas, and several short stories published.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Faria Ribeiro, Ane Caroline
and Jose Paiva Santos

“Rethinking Motherhood and Motherly Love in Toni Morrison’s Sula and Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place”

Ilha Do Desterro, vol. 70, no. 1, 2017, pp. 69–80

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Ribeiro Costa, Ane Caroline

“The Reconstruction of History from Margin to Center in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and Eliana Alves Cruz's Àgua de Barrela”​

REVISTA CERRADOS, VOL. 32, NO. 61, 2023, PP. 135–147

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Ribeiro Costa,
Ane Caroline

“There are so Many of Them”: Gendered Spaces and Isolation in Faulkner’s Sanctuary”

Em Tese, vol. 23, n. 3, 2017, pp. 113-123

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