Dr. Hasan Shahid graduated with a PhD and an MA in Portuguese and Brazilian studies from Brown University. His dissertation examined how twentieth and twenty-first century Brazilian writers have discussed the place of Muslims and Islamic culture in Brazil. Prior to beginning his doctoral coursework, he earned both an MA in Latin American studies and a BA in sociology and political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Shahid has taught Portuguese from the novice to advanced levels in a variety of academic settings, teaching Portuguese both as a second language at Brown University and Middlebury College and as a heritage language at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He has also taught beginner Spanish to speakers of Brazilian Portuguese.
Ph.D. in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies - Brown University
M.A. in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies - Brown University
M.A. in Latin American Studies - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A. in Sociology and Political Science - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests
Islam in Latin America, Brazilian intellectual history, 20th and 21st century Brazilian literature, Migration and transnationalism, Portuguese as a heritage language