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Magda Silva

Senior Lecturer of Romance Studies
Romance Studies
Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257
02 Language Center, Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Wednesday 2 PM - 3 PM or by appointment  

Overview


Magda Silva is Director of the Duke Portuguese Language Program and the Brazil Summer Study Abroad Program in Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon, Brazil. Her interdisciplinary interest has reached a variety of fields including Environmental Studies, Latin American Studies, Law, and Business. She is active in civic and cultural organizations including the Duke Consortium of Latin American Studies, the Duke Brazil Initiative, the Global Brazil Lab, the Brazilian Association of the Triangle, Adviser to the Duke Brazil Student Group.


Current Appointments & Affiliations


Senior Lecturer of Romance Studies · 2016 - Present Romance Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2000 Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2000 M.A.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1995 M.A.