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Brunna Bozzi

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Contact Information

History, 309 Gregory Hall
810 S. Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
PhD Candidate

Research Interests

Modern Brazil, modern Latin America, religious movements, secularism, gender, women's rights, Cold War. 

Research Description

My research explores how diverse groups within Brazilian Catholicism shaped the country’s political culture during its post-World War II democratic period, amid rapid urbanization and Cold War tensions. By analyzing the competing interests of Catholic institutions, clergy, and lay movements, I examine how they influenced debates on citizenship, social justice, and gender roles. My work also connects these Brazilian dynamics to global religious and political trends, such as the Second Vatican Council, showing the complex ways Catholic actors navigated modernization and political change.

Education

MA in Brazilian Studies (Department of Spanish and Portuguese), UIUC

BA in History, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Grants

2024-2025 History Department ABD Fellowship

2020-2021 Werner Baer Fellowship

2019-2020 Lemann Fellowship for Brazilian Studies

2019 Tinker Foundation Summer Fellowship

Awards and Honors

Best Graduate Paper Award, Spanish and Portuguese Department, UIUC (2019)

 

Courses Taught

Hist 104 Black Music (Teaching Assistant)

Hist 281 Constructing Race in America (Teaching Assistant)

Hist 171 U.S. History Since 1877 (Teaching Assistant)

Hist 101 Global History (Teaching Assistant)