Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Brown University 2012
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Romance Studies, Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2012 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, African & African American Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013 - 2016
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • JUL 19, 2021

    11 Duke-Authored Books on Global Perspectives

  • JUN 1, 2021

    Six New Bass Fellows Honored for Excellence in Research and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
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  Awards & Honors

  • John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute Book Completion Fellowship. John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute. 2013
  • Joukowsky Outstanding Dissertation Award Nomination, Brown University. Brown University. April 2012
  • Marjorie Langlois Dissertation Prize in Women and Gender Studies Nomination, Brown University. Brown University. April 2012
  • Phi Beta Kappa Inductee. Brown University. 2012
  • Best Humanities Oral Presentation Award, 8th Annual Yale University Bouchet Conference on Diversity in Graduate Education. Yale University. April 2011
  • Brown Executive Scholars Training Program Award, Brown University Graduate School. Brown University. 2011
  • Brown University Belda Family Research Fellowship. Brown University. 2011
  • Brown University Dissertation Fellowship. Brown University. 2011
  • Brown University Educational Equity Leadership Group Award. Brown University. 2011
  • Brown University Graduate Fellowship. Brown University. 2008
  • Congressional Certificate of Special Recognition. US Congress. 2008
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Expertise

    • Brazil (Country) 
    • Portugal (Country) 
    • Spain (Country) 
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Books

    • Aidoo, L. Slavery Unseen: Sex, Power, and Violence in Brazilian History (Latin America Otherwise). Duke University Press Book, 2018.
    • Aidoo, Lamonte, and Daniel F. Silva. Emerging Dialogues on Machado de Assis. Springer, 2016.
    • Aidoo, Lamonte, and Daniel F. Silva. Lima Barreto New Critical Perspectives. Lexington Books, 2013.
    • Aidoo, Lamonte, and Daniel F. Silva. Lima Barreto New Critical Perspectives. Lexington Books, 2013.

  • Academic Articles

    • Aidoo, L. “Genealogies of horror: three stories of slave-women, motherhood, and murder in the Americas.” African and Black Diaspora 13, no. 1 (January 2, 2020): 40–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/17528631.2018.1541959.
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    • Aidoo, L. “S�nia Roncador, A dom�stica imagin�ria: literatura, testemunhos, e a inven��o da empregada dom�stica no Brasil (1889�1999.” Brasil/Brazil 45 (2013).
    • Aidoo, L. “Sônia Roncador, A doméstica imaginária: literatura, testemunhos, e a invenção da empregada doméstica no Brasil (1889–1999.” Brasil/Brazil 45 (2013).

  • Book Sections

    • Aidoo, L. “Auta de Souza.” In Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography Authors, edited by Jr Henry Louis Gates and Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, 2014.
    • Aidoo, L. “Gon�alves Dias.” In Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography Authors, edited by Jr Henry Louis Gates and Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
    • Aidoo, L. “Luiz Gonzaga Pinto da Gama.” In Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography Authors, edited by Jr Henry Louis Gates and Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
    • Aidoo, L. “Gonçalves Dias.” In Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography Authors, edited by Jr Henry Louis Gates and Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
    • Aidoo, L. “Castro Alves.” In Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography Author, edited by Jr Henry Louis Gates and Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
    • Aidoo, L. “Luiz Gonzaga Pinto da Gama.” In Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography Authors, edited by Jr Henry Louis Gates and Franklin K. Knight. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
    • Aidoo, L. “Baltasar Lopes da Silva.” In Dictionary of Literary Biography: Lusophone African Authors, edited by Monica Rector and Richard Vernon. C Bruccoli Clark Layman, 2012.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • AAAS 89S: First-Year Seminar 2021
  • AAAS 490S: Special Topics 2021
  • CULANTH 490S: Special Topics 2021
  • LATAMER 490S: Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2021
  • LIT 89S: First-Year Seminar 2021
  • PORTUGUE 89S: First Year Seminar in Portuguese 2021
  • PORTUGUE 490S: Topics in Lusophone Literature and Culture 2021
  • PORTUGUE 791: Special Readings 2021
  • ROMST 490S: Topics in Romance Studies 2021
  • AAAS 490S: Special Topics 2020
  • CULANTH 290S: Current Issues in Anthropology 2020
  • CULANTH 490S: Special Topics 2020
  • HISTORY 390S: Topics in History Seminar 2020
  • LATAMER 390S: Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Culture and Society 2020
  • LATAMER 490S: Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2020
  • ROMST 390S: Special Topics in Romance Studies 2020
  • ROMST 490S: Topics in Romance Studies 2020
  • AAAS 89S: First-Year Seminar 2019
  • AAAS 390S: Special Topics 2019
  • LIT 89S: First-Year Seminar 2019
  • PORTUGUE 89S: First Year Seminar in Portuguese 2019
  • ROMST 390S: Special Topics in Romance Studies 2019
  • VMS 390S: Special Topics in Visual and Media Studies 2019
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Service to the Profession

  • Duke Brazil Initiative. 2012  2012

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