Gustavo Costa

Research and Teaching Interests

• Urban narratives in Latin American and Brazilian literature
• Popular culture and contemporary cultural production
• Foreign language pedagogy in Spanish and Portuguese

Education

Ph.D., Spanish (Hispanic Literature), Texas Tech University, 2020

M.A., Hispanic Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015

B.A., Languages (English and Portuguese), FEPI, Centro Universitario de Itajubá (Brazil), 2007

Courses Taught at Baylor

• Elementary Spanish I & II (SPA 1301 & 1302)
• Intermediate Spanish (SPA 2310)
• Latin American Pop Culture (SPA 3302)
• Elementary Portuguese I & II (POR 1301 & 1302)
• Intermediate Portuguese I (POR 2310)
• Exploring Brazilian Pop Culture (POR 3310)

Selected Publications

Monograph

Rio de Janeiro, Reflexo e Imagem: Uma Leitura Comparativa de A Alma Encantadora das Ruas de João do Rio e Aguafuertes Cariocas de Roberto Arlt. Jundiaí , SP (Brazil): Paco Editorial, 2021. ISBN: 9786558403715.

Articles

• “Transcending Cultural Borders: The Impact of Mexican Telenovelas in Brazil.” RELAcult – Revista Latino-Americana de Estudos em Cultura e Sociedade (2023): 1–16.
• “El flâneur de Plateros: La Capital Mexicana del Siglo XIX en el Poema La Duquesa Job de Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera.” Revista Regit (2022): 125–135.
• “La Urbe Como Escenario de la Violencia de Género en los Cuentos ‘interior <L>’ de Julio Ramón Ribeyro y ‘a língua do p’ de Clarice Lispector.” Revista Lampejo (2019): 74–83.