ALVARO S



ALVARO NEDER

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

cell ph. # +55 (21) 9663-3291

alvaroneder(at)

Freelance Translator — Brazilian Portuguese Native Speaker

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Brazilian Literature, Language, and Literary Theory, PUC-Rio University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2007.

Dissertation Title: “O Enigma da MPB e a Trama das Vozes: Identidade e Intertextualidade no Discurso Musical dos Anos 60”. [“The Enigma of MPB and the Network/Conspiracy of the Voices: Identity and Intertextuality in 1960s Musical Discourse”].

Major Fields of Study: Brazilian Literature and Language, Literary Theory, and Popular Music.

M.A. Education with honors, UFMS Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, July 2001.

Thesis Title: “Educação: Criação ou Técnica? Contribuições da Educação Informal na Comunidade Jazzística”. [“Education: Creation or Technique? Contributions of the Informal Education in the Jazz Community.”]

B.A. Music Education, UNI-Rio Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 1989.

EXPERIENCE AS A FREELANCE TRANSLATOR

2000-current - 5,000 pieces for clients such as Edwards Instruments Co (Biomedical Equipments), ThyssenKrup CSA (siderurgy), Petrobras Netherlands B.V. (petroleum), Companhia de Telecomunicações do Brasil Central [CTBC] (telecommunications), Barnes and Noble, , Montreux Jazz Festival, , music., , , , shopping., Sunnyside Records, MTV, All Music Guide, All Classical Guide, Jazz Italia, among many, many others. I also translated technical manuals, books, articles, web pages, guides, multimedia, audiovisuals for worldwide translation agencies in the following areas: computers, law (general/contracts), marketing/market research, medical instruments and biomedical sector in general, engineering (general), automotive, business/financial, and all areas of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. As a tenured professor, I have transdisciplinary experience in all fields of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Languages: English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese (from Portugal and other countries) to Brazilian Portuguese. Translation, editing, and proofreading.

ACADEMIC HONORS AND GRANTS

CAPES Scholarship (2005-2006)—Awarded by the Brazilian Government for international doctoral studies.

Brown in Brazil Fellowship (2004)—One of two doctoral fellowships awarded campus-wide by Brown University for PUC University students.

CNPq Scholarship (2003-2007)—Awarded by the Brazilian Government for doctoral studies in Brazil.

CAPES Scholarship (1999-2001)—Awarded by the Brazilian Government for Masters studies in Brazil.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor, Federal Center for Technology Education (CEFET), 2007-Present.

Course: Musical Production and Technology.

Assistant Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Department of Music, 2007-Present.

Course: Introduction to Ethnomusicology

Instructor, Brown University, Department of Music, 2005

Course: Introduction to Ethnomusicology, developed and taught with Professor Paul Austerlitz.

Teaching Assistant, PUC University, Dept. of Literature, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2003.

Course: Seminar in Poetry, Professor Gilberto Mendonça Telles.

Teaching Assistant, PUC University, Dept. of Literature, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2003.

Course: Seminar in Literature and Multiculturalism, Professor Julio Diniz.

Teaching Assistant, PUC University, Dept. of Literature, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2003.

Course: Seminar in Literature and Intertextuality, Professor Renato Cordeiro Gomes.

Teaching Assistant, PUC University, Dept. of Literature, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002.

Course: Seminar in Theory of Literary History, Professor Heidrum Krieger Olinto.

Private Instructor, 1980-2000

Courses: Musical technique, Brazilian musical culture, music theory.

Teacher, Centro de Arte Viva Conservatory, Campo Grande, Brazil, 1990

Course: Harmony, music theory.

Teaching Assistant, CIEP State High School, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1989

Course: Music Education, music appreciation.

OTHER WORKING EXPERIENCES

1993-1996 Creative writer for Advertising/ Marketing, Objetiva Propaganda e Marketing

1993-1996 Economics research and weekly newsletter production, Objetiva Propaganda e Marketing. Agribusiness, market analysis, historic series and indexation of rural investments.

PUBLICATIONS

Book

Creativity in Education: Can Schools Learn from the Jazz Experience? Writers Club Press: New York, 2002.

Articles in academic journals

“Música, Subjetivação e Cultura: Em Trinta Segundos de Indeterminação, o Adeus a Trezentos Anos de Certezas. Passages de Paris. Revue Scientifique de l'Association des Chercheurs et Etudiants Brésiliens en France. < > , Feb 2007.

“Julia Kristeva e a produção do sujeito através da literatura”. In: ANASTÁCIO, E. B. et al. (orgs.), Tendências contemporâneas em Letras: povos do Pantanal. Campo Grande: Uniderp, 2006.

“Alegria Alegria: Processos de Produção de Sentido e Construção da Subjetividade.” Repom UFSC—Journal of the Center for Poetic Studies of the Literature Department of the Federal University of Santa Catarina 1 (2004). < repom.ufsc.br>, 11 Oct. 2005.

“Educação: Razão ou Sensibilidade?” Intermeio—Journal of the Department of Education of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, 4 (1999): 20-39.

Neder, Alvaro, et al. “Entrevista com Renato Mezan.” Intermeio—Journal of the Department of Education of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, 4 (1999).

Items compiled in books

“Racionais MC’s.” All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap and Hip-Hop. Ed. Vladimir Bogdanov. 1st ed. San Francisco: Backbeat, 2003. 400.

[Sixty items]. All Music Guide: The Expert's Guide to the Best Recordings. Ed. Vladimir Bogdanov. 4th ed. San Francisco: Backbeat, 2002. 910-922.

“Os Mutantes.” All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Pop, Rock and Soul. Ed. Vladimir Bogdanov. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Backbeat, 2002. 777-778.

[Two items]. All Music Guide to Jazz. Ed. Vladimir Bogdanov. 4th ed. San Francisco: Backbeat, 2002. 372-373; 475.

Items published on the Internet

2,300 items published by the All Music Guide reference service ()

PRESENTATIONS

“O enigma da MPB: Identidade e Intertextualidade no Discurso Musical dos Anos 60”. 2007 Abralic Convention (Brazilian Association for Compared Literature), São Paulo, Brazil, 2007.

“Novos Modos de Ouvir, Novos Modos de Ser: A Música de Webern, a Escuta de Kristeva e uma Outra Prática do Dizer”. In: ABRALIC Convention, 2007. 10th International Abralic Convention (Brazilian Association for Compared Literature), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2006.

“Um Homem Pra Chamar de Seu: Sons Musicais, Ironia e Desconstrução Identitária”. In: 7th International Fazendo Gênero Convention (Federal University of Santa Catarina), Florianópolis SC, Brazil, 2006.

“1960, the Decade that Never Ended: Brazilian Popular Music, Poetry and Politics.” Brown University Colloquium. Brown University, Providence, USA, 22 Apr. 2005.

“Semiótica, Estruturalismo e Pós-Estruturalismo: Está Fazendo Sentido? Anotações sobre Pesquisa em Música e Teoria Literária Hoje.” 1ª. Conferência Anual Interdisciplinar dos Brasileiros na Brown University. Brown University, Providence, USA, 15 Jul. 2005.

“Modernismo, Pós-Modernismo e Música Popular Brasileira.” 4a. Jornada da Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Literatura. PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 26 Oct. 2004.

“Processos de Produção de Sentido e Suporte na Construção da Subjetividade na Canção: Uma Leitura de Alegria, Alegria.” 3a. Jornada da Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Literatura. PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 2003.

“Aventura, Ideologia e Subjetividade em Alegria, Alegria: um Drama em 5 Atos Sincrônicos.” III Simpósio Imagem, Música, Texto. Universidade do Estado de São Paulo, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, 2003.

“Musicologia e Teoria Literária: Caminhos Cruzados no Estudo das Músicas Populares.” 2ª. Jornada da Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Literatura. PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 2002.

“A Relevância Social Harmonizada com os Afetos do Indivíduo: Uma Experiência Comunitária.” III Encontro de Pesquisa em Educação ANPED—Associação Nacional da Pós-Graduação em Educação, Capítulo Centro-Oeste. Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil, 2000.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Member of the publishing counsel of the Repom UFSC — Journal of the Center for Poetic Studies of the Literature Department of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2003-2005.

SHOWS/EXHIBITS/PERFORMANCES

Musical Composition and Direction

Tremor Cycles—Play sponsored by the Watson Institute of Foreign Relations, Brown University, 2005.

Shows

Around 300 in several places in Brazil, 1985-2004.

Recorded Musical Compositions

“Nem Tolo.” Song recorded by Marco Barros, 2004.

“Olhos.” Song recorded by Marco Barros, 2004.

Radio Show Production and Hosting

Jazz Session — 600 presentations, 1998-2001

MPB do A ao Z — 600 presentations, 1998-2001

Voces de América — only production, 600 presentations, 1998-2001.

Artistic Direction

Peña Eme-Ene — 1990-2000

Non-profit community cultural center dedicated to multicultural Latin American music, poetry, dance and cuisine. Responsibilities: Artist selection, decisions about repertory, general coordination of artists and supporting personnel.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

MLA – Modern Language Association

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