Sílvia Nunes


Biography

Born in Portugal, in the Anadia municipality, this student started their academic journey in the undegrad Geography degree at the University of Coimbra in 2010. This degree was not finished, due to the fact that the student's true calling were the Humanities. In 2014, this student started the Modern Languages undegrad degree at the same university and took part in the ERASMUS/ELAN exchange programmes as part of it between the years 2016/2017. The Modern Languages degree was finished in 2017, the same year this student took part in the Cultural, Literary, and Modern Languages Studies master's degree at the University of Coimbra, from which came a dissertation on African-American music. In 2023, they started the current doctoral programme they're enrolled in, which is Discourses: History, Culture, and Society. The proposed thesis is focused on the comparative analysis of literary works, indigenous studies, post-colonial studies, anti-colonial studies, and trauma studies. Among their interests are literature, poetry, history, creative writing, and music.