Palmireno Moreira Neto is a collaborating researcher at the Department of Literary Theory at the State University of Campinas, where he obtained a PhD in theory and the history of literature. As a PhD student, he participated in exchange programmes with Sorbonne Nouvelle University and the School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS). He holds an MA in literary theory from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a BA in cinema from Fluminense Federal University. His research focuses on the comparative study of literature, cinema and the visual arts, especially in the Latin American context. During his PhD, he conducted research on Jorge Luis Borges’s works and examined  different aspects of the cultural experience in Argentina and Spain in the early 20th century through a comprehensive investigation of sources and an interdisciplinary approach.

Research Project at EXC Temporal Communities:

Bolaño, Oneiric Imagery and “Clandestine Surrealism” in Latin America