Bruno Guaraná

Bruno Guaraná serves as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Film and Television at Boston University's College of Communication, where he teaches courses on global cinema and media representation. With over a decade of teaching experience at institutions including NYU, Brooklyn College, and Baruch College, he brings extensive expertise in Latin American visual culture.

His educational background includes:

• PhD, Cinema Studies, New York University
• MPhil, Cinema Studies, New York University
• Graduate Certificate in Culture and Media, Anthropology/Cinema Studies, NYU
• MA, Film, Columbia University
• BA, Film Studies and Production, Hofstra University

Dr. Guaraná's research examines cultural citizenship through intersectional frameworks, focusing on race, gender, and queer identities in Brazilian cinema and television. His work analyzes how marginalized communities negotiate representation in peripheral media, with particular attention to childhood studies and documentary practices. Current projects investigate the political dimensions of genre cinema in Global South contexts.

His publications reveal consistent thematic threads: the evolution of queer representation in Brazilian film since the early 2000s, the subversion of Western genre conventions in contemporary Brazilian cinema, and television's role in challenging racial democracy myths. These works collectively document shifting media landscapes in Latin America through critical race and gender lenses.

Dr. Guaraná actively contributes to scholarly discourse as editor of Film Quarterly's "Page Views" column, where he reviews emerging scholarship and interviews authors. His teaching spans film theory, media history, and identity studies across undergraduate and graduate programs at multiple institutions.