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Luciana Alves Costa

Luciana Alves Costa holds a bachelor’s degree in Archaeology from the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), a master’s degree in Archaeology from the University of São Paulo (USP), and is a Ph.D. candidate at the same institution. Since completing her undergraduate studies, she has been conducting research on the archaeology of the cangaço, focusing on women’s experiences, and on the archaeology of the African diaspora in collaboration with Quilombola communities.

Archaeology and Territoriality at the Carmo Farm and Pottery: Between Black and Indigenous…

Film Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers

Following the screening, Damë Bëtxun Matis, Chawa Matis, and Lionel Rossini, the film’s directors, will participate in a discussion moderated by Nadja Marin, an anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, and Indigenous studies scholar.

Short Synopsis:
There are twenty-four hours left before Damë Bëtxun, a Matis filmmaker, receives the mark on his face that every Matis carries forever. During this wait, caught between fear and pride, it is his own voice that guides the viewer until the moment when the palm thorns make him—…

The Political Economy of Palm Trees on an Indigenous Frontier (Warao, Venezuela-Guyana)
The importance of the moriche or buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) to the Warao has been recognized since the 18th century, when this palm tree was described as their “tree of life,” as it provided them with everything necessary to survive in the harsh environment of the Orinoco Delta. However, the association between the Warao and the moriche reflects a primitivist view that needs to be nuanced and contextualized in several ways. First, the
moriche today serves both as the raw material for the…

On October 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Enfam, in partnership with the Center for the Anthropology of Law at the University of São Paulo (NADIR-USP), based at the School of Philosophy, Languages, and Literary Studies (FFLCH-USP), will host the webinar “Federalization of the Jury Court.” The event will be streamed online via Zoom and is open to the public. Access the schedule.

Registration is free and must be completed through EducaEnfam.

The ll Student Seminar on Social Sciences Research, organized by the Student Council, will take place from October 19 to 23. Faculty members will participate in the opening session, along with undergraduate students presenting their research projects and final course papers, as well as graduate students serving as discussants. Come join us!

Singing, Recording – Ye'kwana (RR) and Guarani Kaiowá (MS) Experiences with the Documentation and Circulation of Songs

In this Double CEstA, we propose a dialogue between two ethnographic studies centered on song documentation projects, based on a challenge shared by the Ye'kwana in Roraima, the Guarani Kaiowá in Mato Grosso do Sul, and other Indigenous peoples: recording their songs as a way to safeguard this precious traditional knowledge. In the first case, we will present the strategies adopted by the Ye’kwana to build a collection that respects their own ontology, taking…

The Commission on Inclusion and Belonging (CIP) and the Department of Anthropology at FFLCH/USP invite everyone to the conference
“Beyond the Entrance: People with Disabilities and Accessibility in Higher Education,” featuring Anna Paula Vencato (UFMG/USP) and a discussion led by Talita Delfino (FEUSP).

With sign language interpretation and online streaming.
Link: https://youtube.com/live/RYup-Jwig2E

Anna Paula Vencato is an associate professor in the School of Education at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from…

The RESPIRO Study Series welcomes Pedro Branco (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) for the session “An Introduction to Film Editing as an Epistemic Practice.” A conversation about the collaboration between filmmakers and anthropologists and how the editing of images and sounds contributes to the production of knowledge.

This event is part of the RESPIRO Study Series, an initiative linked to the RESPIRO project—“Restoring Fire Diversity in the Cerrado”—a FAPESP Young Researcher Project developed under the BIOTA-FAPESP Program. The project investigates the role of traditional peoples and…

Mandeí Juma
Tupi Kawahiva indigenous leader from southern Amazonas and full member of the expedition team of the Madeira Ethno-Environmental Protection Front (FUNAI)

Mario Brunoro
Ph.D. candidate at NEAI/PPGAS/UFAM, indigenous affairs advisor to the Purus Network of the OPI (Observatory of Isolated and Recently Contacted Indigenous Peoples)

Daniel Cangussu
Ph.D. in ecology and Coordinator of the Madeira Ethno-Environmental Protection Front (FUNAI)

Event organized by GLEE—Ethnographic Reading and Writing Group

In-person event
Free…

Pabel C. López Flores
Visiting researcher at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), with funding from FAPESP. He is an associate researcher in the Graduate Program in Development Sciences at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (CIDES-UMSA) in Bolivia. He was a distinguished researcher at the University Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Seville. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Milan “Bicocca” and the Scuola Normale Superiore (Italy). He served as coordinator of the “Territorialities in Dispute” and “Indigenous Peoples and Processes…