Viviane de Freitas

Prof. Dr. Viviane de Freitas is an Associate Professor at the Department of English and Literature, Center for Culture, Languages and Applied Technologies, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), Brazil. She coordinates the research project 'The multiple temporalities and the body in the works of contemporary Afro-Brazilian female artists from Bahia-Brazil' and collaborates on 'Critical studies in literatures of the Recôncavo da Bahia.'

• Research Groups: FIPE (Formation and Investigation in Teaching Practices), Poieticas (Gender, Body, Culture and Subjectivity), Mulheres na Literatura (Maria Firmina dos Reis)
• Past Roles: Deputy-Director of CECULT-UFRB (May 2019–September 2021), Extension Manager at CECULT-UFRB (July 2018–May 2019), General Coordinator of the Languages without Borders Program (May 2017–July 2018).

Her research focuses on Afro-Brazilian female artists, media narratives, and cultural politics in Salvador, Brazil. She explores themes like decolonization, migration, race, gender, and sexuality through comparative studies of African, Caribbean, and Afro-Brazilian literatures.

Her recent publications analyze works such as Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, emphasizing postcolonial identity, imperialist projects, and Caribbean cultural heritage. She also investigates Baudelaire’s urban modernism and its intersections with contemporary media.