Olá!
I'm Vera Bulla and I was born in Piauí, Brazil, and I am a PhD candidate in the Portuguese Program. I am in my fourth year at UGA with two completed graduate certifications: Latin American and Caribbean Studies Graduate Certificate and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies. My undergraduate degree is in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and my Masters degree is in Portuguese and Spanish Literature. For my Masters thesis I researched comic strips by the Brazilian cartoonist, Laerte. I was treasurer and president of the Brazilian Student Association from 2014 to 2019 and we won the award for Best Symposium in 2018. My current research explores female characters in literature who are confronted with environmental disasters such as drought and floods.
Other interests include Brazilian comic strips, Fantastic literature, Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism, Women's Studies and Indigenous Studies. I also have a Youtube channel called Fantástico Feminino where I created a project called "Ouça Mulheres" ("Hear the Women"), where I upload audios and videos of volunteers who read fantastic short stories written by women writers.
Courses taught: PORT 1001, PORT 1002, PORT 1110, PORT 3010.
I am also a Portuguese tutor for the federally-funded Portuguese Flagship Program at UGA.
Research
Contemporary Brazilian and Latin American Literature, Brazilian comic strips, Fantastic Literature, Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism, Women's Studies and Indigenous Studies.
Selected Publications
Bulla, Vera Maria. “Tirinhas, Alívio Cômico e a Identidade de Gênero em Transição: Hugo e Muriel no Mundo Imaginário de Laerte” (Comic Strips, Comic Relief and the Identity of Gender In Transition: Hugo and Muriel in Laerte’s Imaginary World). Revista Transverso. Year 6, 2018.
Education
Spring 2023 expected completion of PhD in Brazilian Literature.
May 2020 Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies - UGA
May 2018 MA in Portuguese and Spanish Literature - UGA
May 2016 Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Portuguese - UGA
May 2016 Bachelor of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies - UGA
