João Nemi Neto

João Nemi has a Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages from the Graduate Center, CUNY. His research focuses on queer theory, queer pedagogy, Brazilian culture and visual media. He has published articles on foreign language textbooks, the representation of effeminacy in Brazilian telenovelas, and activist, writer and literary critic Herbert Daniel. He has led workshops on LGBTQA+ inclusion at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Columbia University, at the Columbia Secondary School MSE, and at USP in São Paulo, Brazil. He has developed a website with resources for instructors of different languages hosted by Columbia University (www.queer.lrc.columbia.edu).