Rebeca Fuks

Rebeca Fuks is a Researcher at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC), specializing in contemporary literature studies. She holds a PhD in co-tutorship from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon), complemented by a master's degree in Portuguese Literature from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and undergraduate studies at PUC-Rio.

Her research examines:

• Comparative analysis of contemporary Brazilian and Portuguese literary traditions
• Metafictional narrative strategies and discursive narcissism
• Memorial literature and cultural identity construction
• Metanarrativity in postmodern fiction

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on metafiction and memorial narratives across Portuguese-speaking cultures. Recent scholarly output includes editorial contributions examining cultural intersections between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, alongside critical analyses of self-reflexive literature.

She actively organizes academic events including the 2022 seminar Escrevendo a Memória and co-directed the 2015 IV Seminário Letras Expandidas. She regularly presents research at conferences, such as her 2015 analysis of metafiction in Carola Saavedra's work.