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It is about examining the close relationships between translation and creation, with the help of some examples, especially the poetry of Ana Cristina César, whose work highlights the way in which literary creation is nourished by readings, quotations, borrowings and translations, the most miscellaneous. The case in question makes it possible to broaden the understanding of creation through the reassessment of certain commonplaces that still surround the reflection on poetry and literary creation.

About the speaker: Maíra Cavalcanti Vale holds a postdoctoral degree in Social Anthropology from the Department of Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (USP), a doctorate from the Postgraduate Program at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), a master's degree from the same institution. During her master's degree, she did an internship at the University of York, Canada, in African History. Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Brasilia. Conducted research in the region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with groups of rural women and in the city of Cachoeira, in the…

LISA publishes the extension course O Caminho do Alabê - Raquel Trindade's Methodology, which will take place in a hybrid form (at LISA, in person, and simultaneously transmitted online). The course will be taught by Vitor da Trindade, grandson of Solano Trindade and son of Raquel Trindade, with Elis Trindade. Stay tuned for registration dates as places are limited.

The course addresses the rhythms of the Orixás, with their dances and musical manifestations, including their influence on Brazilian Music. The motto and reference will be the instrumentalists/priests of the Orixás,…

A delegation of seven representatives of the Aparai and Wayana peoples are coming to São Paulo this weekend to present their songs and launch a documentary that they recently finished. Leaders and teachers in their villages of origin, in the Amazon, they live in a region in the north of Pará, in the Indigenous Lands of Parque do Tumucumaque and Rio Paru d'Este, and will travel more than three thousand kilometers, traveling by boat, plane , car and again plane.

The group will perform on two occasions: at Sesc Santo André, on Sunday (August 13th) at 2 pm, when they will present their…

The event "Can Artificial Intelligence Help Counter Hate? Decoloniality and Online Extreme Speech / Pode a IA ajudar a combater o ódio? Decolonialidade e discurso extremo online). Departing from a technocentric perspective, this lecture will present the theory of “extreme speech”, highlighting the serious consequences of the “normality” of hate in contemporary digital environments and its deep roots in the enduring structures of coloniality. The lecture will be based on the “Extreme” chapter of the recently published book, “Digital Unsettling: Decoloniality and Dispossession in the Age of…

Indigenous religions of Mesoamerica
Book launch and debate with the author Johannes Neurath (Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico)
Participants:
Eduardo Natalino dos Santos (University of São Paulo)
Renato Sztutman (University of São Paulo)
The Center for Amerindian Studies (CestA) and the Center for Mesoamerican and Andean Studies (CEMA) at the University of São Paulo (USP) invite you to launch the book Las religiones indigenous de Mesoamérica, by Johannes Neurath (National Institute of Anthropology and History, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico). One…

The lecture intends to approach from an indigenous perspective, the notions of race, ethnicity and whiteness, with emphasis on Guarani epistemologies. Dr. Geni Núñez presents a summary of her research and doctoral thesis "Nhande ayvu is the color of the earth: Guarani indigenous perspectives on ethnogenocide, race, ethnicity and whiteness".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgg6qFFkzD43

Between the 21st and 31st of July 2023, registration will be open to participate
of the Cycle of Preparatory Workshops for admission to the Graduate Program in
Social Anthropology at USP.
The course is organized and taught by an independent collective of students from
Program and its purpose is to expand the participation of  black, indigenous,
quilombolas, who belong to traditional peoples or communities, people with
disabilities, transgender people, refugees in graduate school, especially in
Social Anthropology.
Up to 100 vacancies will be…

Book based on a master's thesis, on a study on cosmopolitanism, gentrification and work, focusing on the hipster scene in the Vila Buarque neighborhood (central region of São Paulo). The release will feature a chat between the author and Heitor Frúgoli Jr. (DA-FFLCH-USP).

The Cóccyx Research Group – (In)disciplinary Studies of the Body and Territory, from the Department of Anthropology, presents the lecture "The transits of the gift: the exchange of gifts and the idea of reciprocity between plastic surgeons and patients in the scope of trans medicine", by Prof. doctor Francisco Cleiton Vieira Silva do Rego (PPGAS-USP/UFRN), which aims to present part of the results of his research developed within the scope of the USP Post-Doctoral Program, in the Post-Graduate Program in Social Anthropology and in the Department of Anthropology of USP.

The event…