The Brazil Initiative Present:

A Round-Table Discussion with the Authors

Adriana Lisboa & Cristov�o Tezza

3:00pm 1820 Van Hise

Reception in honor of both authors

4:00 p.m., 1920 Van Hise

Both events are Free and open to the public

Adriana Lisboa officially began her career in 1999 with the publication of her novel The Threads of Memory, which was followed by three other novels: Symphony in White (2001), a book that led critics to consider her one of the most promising authors of the new generation in Brazil, Colombine's Kiss (2003), and Rakushisha (2007). In 2004, she published a collection of short stories and poetry in prose, Calligraphies, with original drawings by Gianguido Bonfanti. In 2007, she published the novella The Heart Sometimes Stops Beating, which was adapted into a film by director Maria Camargo. Her work also includes three books for children: A Tongue Made of Scraps (2005), The Siren and the Butterfly Hunter (2009), both illustrated by Rui de Oliveira, and Japanese Popular Tales (2007), illustrated by Jana�na Tokitaka. Her books have also appeared in Portugal, France, the United States, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, and Sweden. She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Jos� Saramago Award for Symphony in White, the Moinho Santista Award for her body of work, and, from the National Foundation of Books for Children and Youths (Brazilian section of IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People), the Outstanding Newcomer of the Year Award for A Tongue Made of Scraps. In 2007, the Bogot� 39 / Hay Festival (Bogot� World Book Capital City) selected her as one of the thirty-nine most important Latin American writers under the age of thirty-nine. With a BA in Music from Uni-Rio (Rio de Janeiro Federal State University), she performed as a Brazilian jazz singer in France and worked as a music teacher in Rio. Visit Adriana Lisboa's website.

Cristov�o Tezza began his career in 1988 with the book, Trapo, which made him into a nationally-recognized writer. In the 10 years that followed, he published Aventuras provis�rias (with which he won the Pr�mio Petrobr�s de Literatura prize), Juliano pavollini, A suavidade do vento, O fantasma da inf�ncia and Uma noite em Curitiba. In 2005 his novel, O fot�grafo, won the Pr�mio da Academia Brasileira de Letras prize for best novel of the year and the Pr�mio Bravo! award for best work. His book, O filho eterno (2007), has garnered waves of awards and prizes. He won the Pr�mio da APCA (Associa��o Paulista dos Cr�ticos de Arte) for best work of fiction and in 2009 was considered by the newspaper O Globo as one of the 10 best Brazilian works of fiction in a decade. In 2008 he received Jabuti Prize, the Bravo! prize, and the Portugal-Telecom prize for Portuguese language literature for best novel, and the Pr�mio S�o Paulo de Literatura prize for book of the year. In 2009, he won the Zaffari & Bourbon prize for best book of the last two years. Cristov�o Tezza is also an accomplished academic. His doctoral thesis for the University of S�o Paulo, Entre a prosa e a poesia - Bakhtin e o formalismo russo, was published in 2002 and he has co-authored two other didactic books. He also writes a weekly column in the newspaper Gazeta do Povo. His latest book, Um erro emocional, will be available in Sept. 2010. Visit Cristov�o Tezza's website.

Co-sponsored by The Division of International Studies, The Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and LACIS.

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Latin America: An Introduction

Cross-listed with Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Political Science, Community & Environmental  Sociology, Sociology, Spanish and Portuguese, and History

Instructor: Kathryn Sanchez, Spanish and Portuguese Department

Number of Teaching Assistants needed: 1

Eligibility:     Applicants must be UW-Madison graduate students in good standing, specializing in the study of Latin America. Preference will be given to students with research experience in Latin America. Applicants must be free to attend all lectures (T/Thu 11:00 to 12:15) and lead four discussion sections weekly.

Appointment percent time: 43 %

Duties:          Attend all lectures, lead discussion sections, keep grade book, assist in grading, hold office hours, and carry out other duties expected from teaching assistants.

Application deadline: November 26, 2010.

To apply:      Submit an application letter; a UW transc-ript; a CV; and the names and telephone numbers of two potential references to:

Kathryn Sanchez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

1010 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706