Ms Sarah McDonald - Researcher Profile

Biography

My interest in Latin American Studies began when I was living in Brazil in 1993. I then went on to do a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Spanish and Latin American Studies, before travelling extensively throughout South America. While doing my Master's degree I lived in Argentina, attending the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Further private travel in Latin America developed my interest in the cinema of the region, which became the focus of my doctoral project. As Part of my PhD studies I spent time at Nottingham University in England and carried out extensive research projects in both Brazil and Cuba. I have taught in the areas of Spanish language, Latin American culture and Iberoamerican film at both The University of Auckland and Monash University.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: The University of Auckland, NZ

Year awarded: 2005

MASTER OF ARTS IN SPANISH

Institution: University of Auckland

Year awarded: 2000

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPANISH

Institution: University of Auckland, NZ

Year awarded: 1997

Publications

Books

McDonald, S., 2011, How Brazilian Films Developed in Multiple National Identities 1930 - 2000: the Cultural Achievement of Popular Cinema, The Edwin Mellen Press, New York USA.

Scarparo, S., McDonald, S.J. (eds), 2006, Violent Depictions: Representing Violence Across Cultures, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle UK.

Book Chapters

McDonald, S.J., 2012, Favela Wars?: Masculinity and the legitimacy of violent conflict in Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite: O inimigo agora e outro, in Reconfiguring Brazil: Interdisciplinary Essays, eds Roberto J. Gonzalez-Casanovas, New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 71-85.

McDonald, S.J., 2006, Constructions of violence and feminised masculinity in the cinematic ghetto, in Violent Depictions: Representing Violence Across Cultures, eds Susanna Scarparo and Sarah McDonald, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle UK, pp. 118-131.

Journal Articles

McDonald, S.J., 2006, Performing masculinity: from City of God to City of Men, Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, vol 12, issue 2, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Queensland, St Lucia Qld Australia, pp. 19-32.

McDonald, S.J., 2003, Repudation and redemption: an assessment of the feminine in Central do Brasil, Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies, vol 9, issue 2, The Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia, pp. 107-116.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

El Rei, L'Heroi i El Captaire: Les Veus Multiples de Tirant lo Blanc..

Supervisors:

King, S (Main), Mcdonald, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Linguistic and Cultural Difficulties in Translating South African Resistance Literature into Spanish.

Supervisors:

Wilson, R (Main), Mcdonald, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Sounds of subversion: resistance, meaning and identity in Italian reggae.

Supervisors:

Scarparo, S (Main), Mcdonald, S (Associate).