Katia C Bezerra

Dr. Katia C Bezerra is a Professor in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on how artistic expressions reshape cities and redefine urban living, particularly examining immigrant communities' spatial and symbolic occupation of cities. She teaches advanced courses in Luso-Brazilian literature and senior capstone projects.

• Affiliations: Department of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies (implied via course codes)
• Office: Modern Language 540

Research interests include gender studies, urban space analysis, memory studies, and race relations in Lusophone contexts. Her work bridges literary analysis with geographical and sociopolitical frameworks.

Selected publications include Postcards from Rio: Favelas and the Contested Geographies of Citizenship (2017) and articles published in journals like Luso-Brazilian Review. Her teaching has been recognized with multiple awards including the 2011 Graduate Teaching Award.

• Awards: Distinguished Mentor (2010), Distinguished Teaching (2004)