Lais Cruz

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Master’s Student, Portuguese Studies, Teaching Assistant of Portuguese

Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Language teaching experience since 2012. Fulbright Alumni. Currently a Romance Languages MA student and Portuguese Teaching Assistant. Researching Brazilian Literature with an emphasis on Clarice Lispector's work. 

Education:

BA in Languages and Literature from the University of São Paulo.

Teaching degree in Languages and Literature from the University of São Paulo.

BA in Pedagogy (Accelerated Course for Licensed Teachers) from Uninove.   

MA student in Romance Languages (Portuguese Program) at UGA.  

Events featuring Lais Cruz
Lispector
September 23

Clarice Lispector's Short Stories: The Symbolism Behind Her Beasts

Gilbert Hall 350K

Clarice Lispector is one of the biggest names in Brazilian literature. The everyday life around her is a canvas on which she paints her perceptions and pains to cope with them. Join us for a workshop on how to interpret the symbolism behind the animal characters in her short stories "Temptation" and "The Crime of the Math Professor", and thus…

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lais.cruz@uga.edu

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