“Stories of Change, Stories for Change: IABAA 2021” Special Cluster Introduction

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Sergio Da Silva Barcellos

Sergio da Silva Barcellos received his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Literary Studies from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2004 and 2009, respectively. He teaches an annual seminar on Auto/Biographical Studies at the Rio de Janeiro State University, since 2009, and developed a postdoctoral research project on Time, Memory and Diary Writing cosponsored by Hofstra University and the Capes Foundation. Barcellos was granted an award from Fundação Nacional de Artes, Brazil (FUNARTE) to organize, classify and publish a guide to Carolina Maria de Jesus’ archival collection. He is the author of the biography Toque de Silêncio - Uma história de homossexualidade na Marinha do Brasil (1997), and academic titles Armadilhas para a narrativa - Estratégias narrativas em dois romances de Carlos Sussekind (2006), and Escrita do eu, refúgio do outro: Identidade e alteridade na escrita diarística (2019). In 2014 he organized the volume Vida por Escrito - Guia do Acervo de Carolina Maria de Jesus. Sergio da Silva Barcellos is a founding member of IABA-Américas (International Auto/Biography Association).