Gustavo Ruiz da Silva
Philosophy PhD candidate at the University of Warwick (UK) and Monash University (Australia).
I am a Monash-Warwick Alliance Joint PhD Scholarship recipient researching French Philosophy and the relationship between Literature and History.
My doctoral research focuses on Christopher Isherwood and how his books operate as Latin Elegiac Poems. I analyze them according to Michel Foucault and Paul Veyne's perspectives to defend that Isherwood transformed his own historical experiences by creating his characters.
I am also interested in Amerindian Philosophy and Global South perspectives.
If you want to collaborate on a new project, please email me: gustavo.da-silva@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window
Recent Publications
Peer Reviewed
Paper, 2023 (Portuguese): Between Hobbes and Foucault: Sovereignty and ResistancesLink opens in a new window
Paper, 2023 (Portuguese): The Sublunar Parody: Paul Veyne, his thoughts, his peoplesLink opens in a new window
Paper Translation, 2023 (French - Portuguese): On Humanism and Terror by Maurice Merleau-PontyLink opens in a new window (George Bataille)
Paper Translation, 2022 (French - Portuguese): Nietzsche and Clausewitz: The WarLink opens in a new window (George Bataille)
Other Publications
Research Report, 2023 (English): Black Holes: Artistic Metaphors for the ContemporaneityLink opens in a new window
Book Translation, 2023 (Spanish/ English - Portuguese): Michel Foucault: Becoming Of Thought And Multiplication Of PracticesLink opens in a new window
Article (Portuguese): Sino-Brazilian friendship: a cooperative modernizationLink opens in a new window
Recent Conferences
Organizer, 2023 (Spanish/ Portuguese): Politics and Rights in Foucault. Cycle of Conferences with Marcelo RaffinLink opens in a new window (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Presenter, 2022 (Spanish/ English): Football and War: Yugoslavia through Foucault and DeleuzeLink opens in a new window (6th International Congress for Postgraduate Students, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
Presenter, 2022 (Portuguese): The relationship between Literature and History in Travel Narratives, Reports and Chronicles written in ArabicLink opens in a new window (XXVI National History Association's State Meeting, Brazil)
Current Teaching Position
CH169-15: Beyond Science: Collaborative Student-Led Challenges (CSLC)Link opens in a new window
International Research Activities
2023: Research Internship (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic)
2023: Summer Research School (Bonn University, Germany)
2022: Visiting Research Student (University of Warwick, UK)
2019: Research Exchange Student (Sciences Po Paris, France)
Recent Awards
2023: Best Paper (Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Brazil)
2022: Best Poster (National History Association's State Meeting, Brazil)
2019: Best Social Sciences Undergraduate Research (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil)Former Qualifications
2022: MPhil in Philosophy (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil)
2021: BA in Philosophy (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
2020: BA in Social Sciences/ Anthropology (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil)
For more information, visit: https://ruizdasilva-gustavo.my.canva.site/Link opens in a new window
Thesis Title:
Camp, Elegy, and Identity: A Post-structuralist Analysis of Christopher Isherwood
Supervisors:
Chris WatkinLink opens in a new window
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(Monash - School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics)
Eileen JohnLink opens in a new window
(Warwick - Department of Philosophy)
Paulo de MedeirosLink opens in a new window
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(Warwick - Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies)