Rosa Branca Figueiredo is an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of Guarda, Portugal, where she teaches English, German, Artistic Studies, Contemporary Artistic Creation and Contemporary Culture. She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre Studies, University of Lisbon with a thesis on the Nobel Laureate Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka. She is also a researcher at the Centre for Theatre Studies at the University of Lisbon. Her recent publications include essays on cultural identities and African Drama. She is an active member of several International Literary and Cultural Associations and recently started her work as a literary translator by translating Soyinka’s “A Play of Giants” into Portuguese.

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