Dr Tonia Wind

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BA, MA, PhD

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

My areas of academic research interest are inter-disciplinary in nature, focusing primarily on Afro-Brazilian and Lusophone African literature and culture. I am particularly interested in African Diaspora Religions and Women’s Studies, with additional interests in Translation Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Memory Studies, Gender, Race, and Comparative Literature. 

PUBLICATIONS

Works in Progress and Forthcoming Publications
1. March 2023 – Currently working on an article for submission to academic journal entitled “Exploring the Feminine and the Sacred in the Literature of Paulina Chiziane”.
2. 01 May 2023 – Forthcoming publication of paperback version of Black Women’s Literature of the Americas: Griots and Goddesses. London, Routledge, 2023 (ISBN 978-10-32067162). 
3. 07 June 2023 – Forthcoming publication of chapter entitled “Oral Tradition and Cultures in Dialogue: Ondjango Angolano and Jongo da Serrinha” in Battle Traditions of Insult: Africana Verbal Arts, Song-Poetry, and Performance. Palgrave Macmillan; 22 April 2023 ( ISBN: 978-30-31156168).

Books
1. Wind, Tonia L. Black Women’s Literature of the Americas: Griots and Goddessess. London: Routledge, 2021 (ISBN 978-10-32067148 – Hardback / ISBN 978-10-03203537 – eBook).
2. Wind, Tonia L. Mosaicos de cultura de leitura e desafios da tradução na literatura infantil (Mosaics of Reading Cultures 
and the Challenges of Children’s Literature Translation). Sao Paulo: Paco Editorial, 2015 (ISBN: 978-85-81488257).

Literary Translations
1. Wind, Tonia L. and Nilma Lacerda. “Sortes de Villamor.” IN: Revista Literária Machado de Assis. Sao Paulo: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional e Instituto Itaú Cultural, 2013.
2. Wind, Tonia L., Francisco Candido Xavier and Darrel W. Kimble. Jesus in the Home (Jesus no Lar). Rio de Janeiro, Federação Espírita Brasileira, 2010 (ISBN: 978-85-7945-028-0).
3. Wind, Tonia L., Francisco Candido Xavier and Darrel W. Kimble. Our Father (Pai Nosso). Rio de Janeiro, Federação Espírita Brasileira, 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-9829748-4-1).
4. Wind, Tonia L., Francisco Candido Xavier and Darrel W. Kimble. Workers of the Life Eternal (Obreiros da Vida Eterna). Rio de Janeiro: Federacao Espirita Brasileira, 2008 (ISBN: 978-85-98161-27-3).

Chapters
1. “Pós-colonialidade e religiosidade em O Outro Pé da Sereia de Mia Couto.” (“Post-Colonialism and Religiosity in The Mermaid’s Other Foot by Mia Couto”). IN: Pesquisa em Linguagem 3, Ed 1. Vol. 3, 90. Joinville: Sucesso Pocket, 2015 (ISBN: 978-85-69004-00-4).

Articles
1. “Uma breve caminhada pela tradução literária: mediando palavras e culturas.” (“A Brief Stroll through Literary Translation: Mediating Words and Cultures”). Revista Letras Raras. 2014: v.5, 93-111.

Teaching

Over the past decade, I have taught Portuguese, Spanish, and English language, culture, literature, and translation at all levels in both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes in the UK, Brazil, and the USA. 

Since joining Cardiff University, I have taught on the final year Transnational module, first and second year Portuguese culture modules, language and translation modules, and year abroad projects. 

Biography

I am an experienced academic with a decade of teaching, research, and administrative experience in Higher Education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the UK, US, and Brazil. 

I have a passion for teaching Portuguese, Spanish, and English language, literature, culture, and translation modules and for providing students with an authentic learning experience in the target language.

My research interests are varied but are focused primarily on Lusophone Studies, Translation Studies, and Comparative Literary Studies in addition to studies related to Race, Gender, and Spirituality (African Diaspora Religions, Spiritism).

I am a UK/US dual national and have spent most of my life living between both countries, as well as living, studying, and working in Brazil for ten years. Since returning to live in the UK at the end of 2019, I have held academic posts at the University of Nottingham and Cardiff University.

Honours and awards

2019 Certificate of Appreciation for Undergraduate Mentorship: Office of Merit Awards, American University.
2018 Faculty Grant for Brazilian Capoeira Event, American University.
2018 Certificate of Appreciate for Undergraduate Mentorship: Office of Merit Awards, American University.
2017 General Education Faculty Assistance Program Grant, American University.
2017 Faculty Grant for Brazilian Capoeira Event, American University.
2016 Faculty Grant for Brazilian Capoeira Event, American University.
2013 Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute: Graduate Field Research Award, University of Georgia.

Professional memberships

AATSP – American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese, Academic Member through 03/2024.
ABIL - Association of British and Irish Lusitanists, Academic Member through 03/2024.
ACLA – American Comparative Literature Association, Academic Member through 03/2024.
ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Academic Member through 03/2024.
AHGBI - Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland, Academic Member through 03/2024.
AILC-ICLA - International Comparative Literature Association, Academic Member through 03/2024.
BCLA – British Comparative Literature Association, Academic Member through 03/2024.
BRASA – Brazilian Studies Association, Academic Member through 12/2023.
ITI - Institute of Translation and Interpreting, UK, Academic Member through 05/2024.
LASA – Latin American Studies Association, Professional Member through 03/2024.
MLA – Modern Language Association of America, Professional Member through 10/2023.
ProZ.com – Certified Professional Translator & Member, Professional Member through 10/2023.
SLAS – Society for Latin American Studies, Member through 10/2023.
TA - Translators Association – The Society of Authors, UK, Professional Member through 10/2023.
WISPS – Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies, Academic Member through 10/2023.

Academic positions

09/2022 – Present Cardiff University, UK
Teacher in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies (Part-time, Permanent) 03/2022 – Present 
Lecturer in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies (Full-time, Fixed-Term) 09/2022 – 02/2022 
▪ Effectively performed the development, delivery and evaluation of modules and programmes within the 
undergraduate and post qualification provision of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies within the School. 
▪ Successfully developed and taught Lusophone component of final year School-wide, team-taught module 
“Global Narratives of Colonialism, Slavery & Their Legacies”.
▪ Module convenor for Year 1 and Year 2 Lusophone cultural content modules: Histories and Cultures of the 
Portuguese-Speaking World and Cultures in Context (Portuguese).
▪ Module convenor for Year 1 and Year 2 advanced Portuguese language modules.
▪ Mentoring duties for Portuguese language instructor, including administering training on technology-enhanced 
instruction.
▪ Pastoral duties for a cohort of Erasmus students.
▪ Supervisory responsibility for year abroad students in Brazil and Portugal.
▪ Organised, promoted, and held Lusophone meet-up event to promote the Portuguese Language Program.

04/2021 – 06/2022 University of Nottingham, UK
Teaching Associate of Portuguese (Fixed-Term, Part-Time)
▪ Designed, taught, and assessed third and final year Portuguese language and Lusophone world culture 
modules. 
▪ Co-designed and co-taught the final year interdisciplinary module “Brazilian Slave Society”, which was met 
with positive feedback by both students and the module convenor. 
▪ Assisted and mentored final year students on their research topic and book review for the “Brazilian Slave 
Society” module. 
▪ Invited Speaker in the 2021-2022 Modern Language and Cultures Research Seminar series on recent 
publication Black Women’s Literature of the Americas: Griots and Goddesses.

08/2015 – 08/2019 American University, Washington, DC, USA
Portuguese Language Program Director & Professorial Lecturer of Portuguese and Spanish (Full-Time)
▪ Responsible for all administrative duties for the Portuguese Language Program including, but not limited to, 
course planning & development and team coordination of adjunct faculty.
▪ Developed and implemented the new online versions of Portuguese module offerings for the Department.
▪ Received Departmental and University-level approval to develop and teach new General Education and 
interdisciplinary Critical Thinking courses covering topics such as Race and Religion in Brazil, African 
Diaspora Religions in the Americas, and Race and Gender in Brazil.
▪ Performed all Portuguese language placement testing for the program and work administratively with the 
American University Study Abroad Program for students studying in the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro year 
abroad programs.
▪ Represented American University at official events at the Embassy of Portugal, Embassy of Brazil, and 
Embassy of Angola in Washington, DC.
▪ Developed, taught, and assessed online versions of Portuguese and Spanish foreign language courses. 
▪ Participated in Departmental events such as cultural presentations and open-house days.
▪ Secured funding, planned, and executed yearly cultural event for the Portuguese Language Department 
including a historical presentation on Capoeira and demonstration by local branch of Brazilian Capoeira group.

08/2013 – 07/2015 Pontifical Catholic University of Goias, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Assistant Professor of English (Full-Time)
▪ Responsible for designing, teaching, and assessing a wide range of language, culture, and literature modules in 
Portuguese, Spanish, and English at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 
▪ Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students on their end of course dissertations on topics relating to 
literature, translation, and multiculturalism.
▪ Co-taught postgraduate course on translation theory and literary translation.

08/2012 – 07/2013 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Portuguese (Part-Time)
Department of Romance Languages
▪ Taught undergraduate Portuguese language and culture courses.

08/2011 – 07/2012 Pontifical Catholic University of Goias, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Adjunct Faculty – English as a Foreign Language (Part-Time)
Undergraduate Department of Languages & Literatures
▪ Taught undergraduate language and literature courses. 

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising projects related to Black Women's Literature of the Americas (Portuguese/Spanish/English), African Diaspora Religions, Race and Religion in the Americas, as well as literary and cultural projects related to Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African Countries. 

Past projects

SUPERVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE STUDENT WORK
B.A. Major Professor: Greitianne Abadia Toledo de Azevedo – “Learning to Respect Cultural Diversity: Afro-Brazilian Literature in the Classroom”. PUC Goias. (06/2015)
B.A. Major Professor: Ana Luiza Faria Felix – “The Importance of Reading in the Formation of Individuals”. PUC Goias. (06/2015)
B.A. Major Professor: Leandra Coimbra Silva - "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin: The Representation of Women’s Voices in 19th Century Literature”. PUC Goias. (06/2015)
B.A. Major Professor: Danyella Araújo dos Santos – “Antes de Nascer o Mundo by Mia Couto: Convergencies of Voices and Identities”. PUC Goias. (06/2015)
M.A. Major Professor: Vanderley José de Oliveira – “A Yell from the Margins in Rimbaud, Renato Russo and Paulo Leminski: Artists in Dialogue”. Graduate Program in Literature and Literary Criticism, PUC Goias. (06/2015)

ACADEMIC SERVICE & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Research Mentorship
2015 Mentee: Wilker Vinícius Lopes Vidal. “Negotiating Words and Cultures in Sleepwalking Land by Mia Couto”. Undergraduate Research Initiative Project, Department of Language & Literatura, Pontifical Catholic University of Goias, Brazil. 
2015 Mentee: Thayza Costa dos Santos. “Winds of Change and Negotiations of Culture in Winds of the Apocalypse by Paulina Chiziane”. Undergraduate Research Initiative Project, Department of Language & Literaturas. Pontifical Catholic University of Goias, Brazil.