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Antônio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva

Class of 2025
Antonio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva '25

Bio 

Ei! My name is Antônio Jorge Medeiros Batista Silva (yes—four last names!) and I'm a '25 from Governador Valadares, Brazil. My journey to Dartmouth has crossed two continents, three countries, and over 10 schools—and I'm a strong believer that everyone's path to the Big Green was unique in a way. At Dartmouth, I am interested in studying Linguistics, Native American & Indigenous Studies, and Spanish. I am really passionate about social justice, learning languages, and the oxford comma!

Academic Program 

Linguistics modified with NAIS!

Favorite Thing Right Now 

Sunny days, my plants, and caramel macchiatos!

Hometown 

Governador Valadares, Brazil

Pronouns 

he/they

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Antônio's D-Plan

What's a D-Plan?

    • FallOn campus

      Favorite Class: SPAN 20: Writing and Reading

      This class is an introduction to the Spanish minor and major courses and, although I did not expect to particularly like it, it not only turned out to be my favourite but it made me start considering a degree in the department!

    • WinterOn campus

      Favorite Class: THEA 10.68: Staging Rebellion

      In this class, we analysed different productions of Latinx American theatre. Prof. Analola Santana was probably the best person I met this year at Dartmouth. Being her student was a very important experience as I try to navigate my potential majors and minors.

    • SpringOn campus

      Favorite Class: NAS 30.25: Intro Indigenous Languages

      In this class, I was able to carve time out of my busy Dartmouth schedule to study and learn my Indigenous language: Krenak. With the help of Prof. Gokke, all students were encouraged to develop a final project that spoke to their community's needs for language learning and revitalisation. It was an extremely important class for me, not only academically, but also for my personal healing process.

    • FallMadrid, Spain

      Favorite Class: SPAN 36: Urban Identities

      I had the honour of spending my sophomore fall in Madrid, taking part in the Spanish FSP. There, Prof. Martín was not only a great professor, responsible for my favourite lecture of the program, but also an incredible company throughout our classes and in-country trips. Great way to wrap up my Spanish minor, honestly!

    • WinterOn campus

      Favorite Class: NAIS42: Gender Topics in Native American Life

      This was my second class in the NAIS department, and thus it took me one step closer to wrapping up my major. Nonetheless, it was Prof. Powell's genuine charisma and caring personality that made it my favourite of the term!

    • SpringOn campus

      Favorite Class: NAIS 30.26 Indigenous Geographies

      This course was definitely life changing! Prof. Pochedley, a visiting post-doc of the Potawatomi nation did a great job at keeping the students engaged while teaching us to see the land we inhabit as a source of knowledge and spirituality. In a majority Indigenous classroom, we got to develop individual projects related to our traditional homelands, learning to navigate the world through Native world lenses.

    • FallOn campus

      Favorite Class: SPAN43.07: Spooky Spain

      Prof. Gómez is one of those profs I've always wanted to take a class with. His work with the Horror genre in Modern Spanish literatures amazes me, and it was an honour to guide in-class discussions and develop my own research on the themes of science, testimony, and fear.

    • WinterNew Zealand & Cook Islands

      Favorite Class: LING54: Foreign Study in Linguistics

      LING54 is an umbrella course: the actual content of the course may vary each year, but it is the common letter-number code to refer to the course taught abroad by your accompanying Dartmouth Linguistics professor. In this year's Linguistics Foreign Study Program (FSP), LING54 was a 'Language Documentation' class, wonderfully taught by Prof. David Peterson.

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My favorite things about Fall term!

Every year, when I'm back for fall term, I feel a sense of renewal that I struggle to find anywhere else. I don't know what it is, but there is definitely something different in the air. You can tell people are excited to wake up early, stop by Novack (one of our campus' cafés) for a snack, and head to class. Even though it was part of your routine just a few months ago, every small thing is a pleasing surprise. Maybe it's the excitement of having a thousand new faces in the crowds of Foco (or 53 Commons, our main dining court), or the possibility of seeing your friends again after a long (but well-deserved) summer break. I am unsure what it is about the fall term, but here are my top four reasons for loving it.

Overall, I'm glad that I've been able to enjoy a different sort of course this term! As the term wraps up, it's time for me to start constructing my final research paper for the class—it'll definitely be a busy end to the fall quarter

  1. No. 1

    Sweater weather!

    Antônio hiking

    The sky is blue, often cloudy, but sunny for most of the quarter. And, oh boy! When the weather begins to chill down, there's nothing more comfortable than pulling out my sweater collection from the bottom drawer and bringing it back to my daily fits. It might be a me thing, but fall looks are my best looks…

  2. No. 2

    Meeting first-year students!

    My friends in my room

    A thousand new people for you to familiarize yourself with—a thousand new potential friends, teammates, coworkers, etc. I've been loving getting to know the '27s, and I enjoy seeing them find ways of making Dartmouth feel like their new home. The adaptation process is not always easy, especially if you come from a completely different reality—as in the case of Francisco, my "little" in the Dartmouth Brazilian Society. It's interesting how the big-little dynamics play an important role at this moment. I felt like I could truly offer my experiences as a resource to Francisco as he learned to navigate the college by himself.

  3. No. 3

    New profs, old profs

    During my first term here at Dartmouth (the fall of 2021), I found myself taking some unexpected classes. I wanted to get a real taste of the liberal arts education, and so I did by enrolling in classes I would have never considered taking before. "SPAN20: Writing & Reading," for example, was a game changer for me. It was there and then that I decided to take more Spanish classes, which now are building up towards a double major. I had hoped to take more of Prof. Pastor's classes as I progressed in the department offerings, but for most of my time at Dartmouth, she has been away on a sabbatical. Now, she is back! Just like the student body, Dartmouth's faculty is ever-changing. While you might not see your favorite professor every year, there'll always be a strong bond between you, your classmates, and the instructor—something I truly celebrate.

  4. No. 4

    Rush season!

    It's also an exciting time to be affiliated with Greek life. It's in the fall that these spaces welcome the majority of their rush class (or new members), and watching the process happen is always entertaining and refreshing both for those who are in the house already and those just joining.

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