Reader in Brazilian Studies, University of Leeds
Stephanie Dennison, originally from Northern Ireland, via Rio de Janeiro, has been living in Yorkshire and working at the University of Leeds for the last 20 years. She is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Brazilian Studies and a founding member of the Centre for World Cinemas. She is co-author with Lisa Shaw of two books on Brazilian cinema and edited books on Latin American film and popular culture, she co-edited with Song Hwee Lim Remapping World Cinema and she is currently developing an international research network examining cinema as soft-power asset in BRICS nations.
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