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Amazonian Leapfrogging: Tackling the Climate Crisis and Social Inequality with Nature-Based Solutions

Amazonian Leapfrogging: Tackling the Climate Crisis and Social Inequality with Nature-Based Solutions
Thu, May 5, 2022, 2:00 pm
Location: Arthur Lewis Auditorium (Robertson Hall) and Brazil LAB YouTube Channel

The Critique of Coloniality: A Conversation with Rita Segato

The Critique of Coloniality: A Conversation with Rita Segato
Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 12:00 pm
Location: 161 Louis A. Simpson Building
Speaker(s):
Rita Segato

Brazil’s Future in the 2022 Ballot Box: Digital Violence, Electoral Politicking, and a Bias for Hope

Brazil’s Future in the 2022 Ballot Box: Digital Violence, Electoral Politicking, and a Bias for Hope
Thu, Apr 14, 2022, 4:30 pm
Location: Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Patrícia Campos Mello
Columbia and Folha de S.Paulo
Miguel Lago
Institute for Health Policy Studies

2022 Stanley J. Stein Lecture | Naming the Nameless: Slavery, Memory, and Death in Brazil and the United States

Indigenous and Maroon Communities in the Environmental Fight: Post-Glasgow Challenges

Indigenous and Maroon Communities in the Environmental Fight: Post-Glasgow Challenges
Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 12:00 pm
Location: Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Txai Suruí
Indigenous Youth Movement of Rondonia
Eliete Paraguassu 
Brazilian Quilombola Movement

Art Effects: Image, Agency, and Ritual in Amazonia

Art Effects: Image, Agency, and Ritual in Amazonia
Fri, Feb 25, 2022, 12:00 pm
Location: Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Carlos Fausto
Professor of Anthropology at Brazil's Museu Nacional and Princeton Global Scholar

Searching for Makunaíma

Searching for Makunaíma
Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 5:00 pm
Location: East Pyne 010
Speaker(s):
Rodrigo Séllos
Brazilian Filmmaker and Director

Multiple Modernisms: Brazilian Literature between Parochialism and Cosmopolitanism (1922-2022)

Multiple Modernisms: Brazilian Literature between Parochialism and Cosmopolitanism (1922-2022)
Wed, Feb 16, 2022, 4:30 pm
Location: Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Luís Augusto Fischer
Professor of Brazilian Literature, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Lilia M. Schwarcz
Professor of Anthropology, University of São Paulo, and Princeton Visiting Professor

Systemic Racism and the Social Impact of Affirmative Action Policies in Brazil

Systemic Racism and the Social Impact of Affirmative Action Policies in Brazil
Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 4:30 pm
Location: Brazil LAB YouTube Channel
Speaker(s):
Silvio Almeida
Professor of Law and Philosophy, Mackenzie University and Getúlio Vargas Foundation

Co-Sponsored Event | Catching Ephemerality: One Decade of Digital Video Activism from Brazil

Co-Sponsored Event | Catching Ephemerality: One Decade of Digital Video Activism from Brazil
Wed, Feb 9, 2022, 12:00 pm
Location: Hybrid (219 Burr Hall & Zoom)
Speaker(s):
Jacob Geuder
University of Basel

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