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Daniel Mandur Thomaz

Dr Daniel Mandur Thomaz

Lecturer in Lusophone Studies and Global Cultures

  • Fellow of King's Brazil Institute

Biography

Daniel Mandur Thomaz is a historian and cultural studies scholar with interests spanning literature, history, the media and popular culture in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, with an emphasis on Brazil.

Daniel joined King’s College London in 2019, after researching and teaching at St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford (2015-2019), and at the University of Leiden, Netherlands (2014-2015). He has presented his research outputs in universities and research institutions in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Americas, as well as publishing analyses of current affairs in the Brazilian media.

He has a DPhil (PhD) in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, and a BA and an MA in History from the University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Research interests and PhD supervision

  • Engaged art, propaganda and interconnections between aesthetics and politics 
  • Transnational and Latin American media history in the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Transatlantic networks of Latin American and European intellectuals 
  • 20th century Brazilian cultural studies 
  • Decolonial thinking and methodologies

Dr Mandur Thomaz’s current research focuses on 20th century overt and covert propaganda campaigns in Brazil and Latin America with a focus on the press, broadcasting, films, cartoons and book publications. 

Teaching

Daniel teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules on research methodologies, modern literature, visual arts and cinema from the Portuguese-speaking world.  

Expertise and public engagement 

A selection of interviews, blog posts and reviews about Dr Mandur Thomaz’s research, as well as articles he published in the Brazilian media, can be found at the links below:  

Selected publications

Transatlantic Radio Dramas: Antônio Callado and the BBC Latin American Service During and After WW2

Mandur Thomaz, D., 2023, Pittsburgh, USA: University of Pittsburgh Press. 264 p. (Latinx and Latin American Profiles). Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

Antifascism and Literature in Brazil: The Many Wars of Antônio Callado

Mandur Thomaz, D., 2022, Latin American Literature in Transition 1930–1980. Holmes, A. & Kumaraswami, P. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., p. 46-64. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Broadcasting to the ‘New World’: Representing Columbus on the BBC's Latin American and West Indian Services (1940-1944)

Mandur Thomaz, D. & Cyzewski, J., 2022, In: The Global South. 15, 2, p. 11-36. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Propaganda and Entertainment in the BBC Latin American Service During WW2: The Case of Antônio Callado and the Brazilian Section

Mandur Thomaz, D., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Media History. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Antônio Callado: Roteiros de radioteatro durante e depois da Segunda Grande Guerra (1943 a 1947)

Mandur Thomaz, D., 2018, Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Editora Autêntica. 288 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

    Research

    Eco, Soc, Pol, Theory
    Critical Economic and Political Thought

    The group approaches the study of politics and economics from critical cultural perspectives including, but not limited to, history, literature, visual culture, performance and social activism.

    Events

    18FebBrazil week 2022

    The BBC Brazilian section and the Latin American service: entertainment, propaganda and cosmopolitan intellectuals in the mid-20th century

    This panel will explore the role BBC and Latin American Service played in broadcasting news and propaganda across Latin America.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    28JanBrazil Week 2020

    BBC Brazil and its correspondents

    This panel presents the history of the BBC's Brazilian service and discusses current challenges to reach new audiences in a multimedia era.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Restaging the archive: King's students revive forgotten Brazilian radio drama

    Dr Daniel Mandur Thomaz writes on how a forgotten Brazilian drama by the BBC was revived by students using archival and creative methods.

    BBC Archive script for drama Correio Brazilianse_Daniel Thomaz

      Research

      Eco, Soc, Pol, Theory
      Critical Economic and Political Thought

      The group approaches the study of politics and economics from critical cultural perspectives including, but not limited to, history, literature, visual culture, performance and social activism.

      Events

      18FebBrazil week 2022

      The BBC Brazilian section and the Latin American service: entertainment, propaganda and cosmopolitan intellectuals in the mid-20th century

      This panel will explore the role BBC and Latin American Service played in broadcasting news and propaganda across Latin America.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      28JanBrazil Week 2020

      BBC Brazil and its correspondents

      This panel presents the history of the BBC's Brazilian service and discusses current challenges to reach new audiences in a multimedia era.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Restaging the archive: King's students revive forgotten Brazilian radio drama

      Dr Daniel Mandur Thomaz writes on how a forgotten Brazilian drama by the BBC was revived by students using archival and creative methods.

      BBC Archive script for drama Correio Brazilianse_Daniel Thomaz