Ludmila de Souza Maia
Department of History, Rice University
6100 Main Street MS-42.
Houston, TX 77005-1827. USA.
Departamento de História, IFCH
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Rua Cora Coralina, 100.
CEP: 13083-896 – Cid. Universitária Zeferino Vaz.
B. Geraldo. Campinas-SP. Brasil
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
In Brazil: Mobile: +55 (19) 999167429.
Home: +55 (19) 32890970.
Skype: ludmilasmaia
Education
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PhD. Candidate in History - Rice University.
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PhD Candidate in History – UNICAMP.
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Master of Sciences in History– UNICAMP.
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B.A. in History and History Teaching – UNICAMP.
August 2012 - Present
March 2011 – Present
March 2008 - February 2011
March 2003 – July 2007
Languages
English, French, and Spanish (Advanced), Italian (Beginner), Portuguese (native).
French Certification: DELF B2 (68/100).
Conference and Workshop Participation
Summer Academy: Free and Unfree Labour in Global History.
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December 2013
Conveners: IGK Work & Human Life Cycle in Global History (Re:Work) and
CECULT. Participated in the organizing committee and to present the paper:
“Travelers in Skirts: Female Labor and Slavery in the Nineteenth-Century Atlantic
World.” Campinas, SP. Brazil
Fazendo Gênero X: Desafios atuais dos feminismos.
September 2013
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Presented the paper, “Celeste: sexualidade feminina e matrimônio na literatura e na
história do Oitocentos.” Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Florianópolis-SC.
Brazil.
XXVIII ANPUH: National Conference:
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Presented the paper, “Maldita carne! maldito temperamento! O romance Celeste, a
autoria feminina e o discurso médico no início da primeira república.”
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal-RN. Brazil.
First RICE - UNICAMP Seminar.
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November 2008
Presented the paper and Coordinator of panel. Paper: “História e Literatura: A
romantização da tísica na Inglaterra no romance de Samuel Richardson.” Panel:
“História e literatura.” UNEMAT. Cáceres-MT. Brazil.
XIV ANPUH-SP: poder, violência e exclusão.
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July 2009
Presented the paper, “Um estudo sobre algumas das temporalidades do romance
Clarissa de Samuel Richardson.” Universidade Federal do Ceará – Fortaleza-CE.
Brazil.
V ANPUH-MT: A escrita da história.
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September 2010
Presented the paper, “Liberdade e Tirania: ‘Clarissa’ e a busca pela autonomia.”
Universidade Estadual Júlio de Mesquita – Franca-SP. Brazil.
XXV ANPUH: National Conference. História e Ética.
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September, 2012
Participation as a listener. University of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign, IL. United
States.
XV ANPUH-SP: História e Liberdade.
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April 2013
Presented the paper, “'Nísia Floresta's Views of Rio de Janeiro: A City through the
Social Criticism of a Brazilian Woman Writer.” Santa Fe Hotel. Santa Fe, NM.
United States.
Brazilian Studies Association: BRASA XII.
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May 2013
Participated in the organizing committee and presented the paper, “'Nísia Floresta's
Views of Slavery in Rio de Janeiro: the Social Criticism of a Brazilian Woman
Writer.” Rice University. Houston, TX. United States.
RMCLAS 2013 Annual Conference.
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July 2013
August 2008
Presented the paper, “Males do Peito Febres da Alma: Romantismo e Tísica na
Sociedade Inglesa (séculos XVIII e XIX).” Universidade de São Paulo –São Paulo-SP.
Brazil.
XIV Seminário de Iniciação Científica da UFOP.
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November 2006
Presented the poster session, “A epidemia do Verão de 1889: As repercussões na
Imprensa e os ecos na memória de Campinas.” (PIBIC-CNPq). Universidade
Federal de Ouro Preto. Ouro Preto-MG. Brazil.
XIV Congresso interno de Iniciação Científica da UNICAMP.
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September 2006
Presented the poster session, “A epidemia do Verão de 1889: As repercussões na
Imprensa e os ecos na memória de Campinas.” (PIBIC-CNPq). UNICAMP,
Campinas, SP. Brazil.
Academic Work Experience
Research Assistant, Fondren Library, Rice University.
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Worked to develop the Brazilian Studies Collection in the fields of Arts and
Humanities in the Fondren Library.
Instructor, Department of History, UNICAMP.
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August 2005 - July 2006
Field: Social History of Science
Historical Consulting, Physics Institute, UNICAMP.
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January 2008 - July 2008
Coordinators: Dr. Silvia Lara and Dr. Sidney Chalhoub. Field: Social History of
Literature.
Introduction to Research Program – PIBIC/CNPq
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October 2010 - October 2012
Tutoring in the graduate school for history teachers in the Educational System of
São Paulo State.
Research assistant, History department, UNICAMP:
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August - December 2011
Course: “Introduction to History.” Professor: Dr. Sidney Chalhoub.
Online tutor at the REDEFOR, São Paulo, SP, Brazil:
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February - July 2012
Course: “Female Writing in the Nineteenth Century.”
Teaching Assistant, PROFIS – UNICAMP.
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August 2012 - May 2013
October 2006 - May 2007
Research: The History of development of Fiber Optics in Brazil.
Awards and Grants
Brazilian Government Program for Funding Research - CNPq:
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Four-year-long scholarship for Graduate Students - $55,000. Campinas, SP. Brazil.
Brazilian Program for Funding Internship Abroad - CAPES:
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August 2012 – May 2013
One-year-long Doctoral internship at Rice University – $ 15,000. Houston, TX.
United States
Cultural Scholarship, Rotary Club / Rotarian Foundation:
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July 2011 – Present
August – December 2009
Goodwill Ambassador. Cultural experience and studying English as a second
language- $11,000. Toronto, ON – Canada.
FAPESP - São Paulo State Program to Fund M.A. Research: August 2008 - February 2011
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Grants for the Master program - $20,000. Campinas, SP. Brazil.
Grants for Technical Research Assistance, CECULT – CNPq:
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Research assistant - $2,000. Campinas, SP. Brazil.
Grants for Introduction to Research Program – CNPq:
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October 2007 – July 2008
August 2005 – July 2006
Researcher - $2,100. Campinas, SP. Brazil.
Volunteer Activities
Internship at the High School Dr. Tomaz Alves
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Teaching assistant in the High school level. Campinas –SP. Brazil.
Cursinho pré-vestibular Popular Machado de Assis:
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March-December 2006
Teacher of history and geo-politics to prepare working class students to get into the
Public Universities. Campinas, SP. Brazil.
Cursinho pré-vestibular da Moradia Estudantil da UNICAMP
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March - December 2006
2004 – 2005
Teacher of history to prepare working class students to get into the Public
Universities. Campinas – SP. Brazil.
VEJA: projeto de educação de jovens e adultos
2010 – 2011
§ Teacher of literature for young people and adults in the Elementary school.
Campinas - SP