“
…the book creates meaning,
the meaning creates life.”
Roland Barthes,
The Pleasure of the Text
Ane Caroline Costa
PhD Student in Literature, Theory, and Culture at Purdue University
Ane caroline costa
PhD Student in Literature, Theory, and Culture at Purdue University
About me
I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Literature, Theory and Culture at Purdue University. I have a Bachelor and a teaching degree in English from the Federal University in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where I also acquired a Master’s Degree in Literature. At Purdue I study Literatures in English. I am interested in post-colonial literature, especially 20th and 21st Black diasporic female authors, Environmental studies, Immigration studies, and Black Feminist studies. I am passionate about reading and writing fiction.
Teaching Philosophy
In August 2017, I initiated my Ph.D. program at Purdue University, where I have had the opportunity to work in a college environment teaching English Composition, Introduction to Film Studies, and Literature courses.
I believe the biggest challenge for any instructor is having students who think they do not belong or do not need a particular course – in other words, unmotivated students.
Eva. Vanguarda
Published in September 2020 in Brazil, this YA novel tells the story of an immigrant woman studying in England. This is my first novel, and I also have short stories published in different anthologies. By clicking the learn more page, you will be directed to a landing page in Portuguese with information about the novel.