History Events DA

The XI National Meeting of the Brazilian Association of Cemetery Studies (ABEC) seeks to bring together researchers on topics related especially to cemeteries, as well as studies on death, mourning and funerary cultural heritage, among others. The purpose of the meeting is to promote the dissemination of research and strengthen cemetery studies through multidisciplinary approaches from areas such as history, anthropology, architecture, philosophy, arts, sociology, psychology, to name just a few of them. In its eleventh edition, the ABEC National Meeting will have as its theme “The trajectory of Funerary Cultural Heritage in Brazil and the 20 years of activity of ABEC”, and will seek to promote debates on old and new cemetery formats, rites and funeral practices, including also, prospects for the funeral sector.

Study Group: Anthropology of Post-Truth, Denialism and Conspiratorial Formations - 4th meeting

The Study Group "Anthropology of Post-Truth, Denialism and Conspiracy Formations" aims to analyze and discuss, from an anthropological perspective, the phenomena of post-truth, denialism and conspiracy theories.

Meeting theme

The group will discuss the following texts:

1.FASSIN, Didier. Of plots and men: The heuristics of conspiracy theories.Current Anthropology, vol. 62, no. 2, p. 128-137, 2021.

2.LEPSELTER, Susan. Resonant Apophenia. In: MASCO, Joseph; WEDEEN, Lisa (org.).Conspiracy/Theory. Durham: Duke University Press, 2024. p. 174-189.

Date • July 4, 2024 • Time: 5pm to 7pm

Between July 3rd and 9th, 2024, registration will be open to participate in the Preparatory Workshops for the selection of admission to the Postgraduate Program in Social Anthropology at USP.

The course is based on the project mentoring cycle and is organized by an independent collective of students from the Program and its purpose is to increase the participation of black, indigenous, quilombola people, those who belong to traditional peoples or communities, people with disabilities and trans people in postgraduate studies, especially in Social Anthropology courses.

Up to 100 places will be offered to people belonging to these groups and the activities will be carried out remotely and completely free of charge.

Registration can be made via the link https://forms.gle/yuNXVM9M3qk9hKqX9

If you have any questions, send an email to colectivopreparappgas.usp@gmail.com

Study Group: Anthropology of Post-Truth, Denialism and Conspiratorial Formations - 3rd meeting

The Study Group "Anthropology of Post-Truth, Denialism and Conspiracy Formations" aims to analyze and discuss, from an anthropological perspective, the phenomena of post-truth, denialism and conspiracy theories.

Meeting theme

At the next meeting, the group will discuss the following texts:

Open class of the course “Approaches in indigenous art”, under the responsibility of Maria Luísa Lucas (Museum of Archeology and Ethnology/USP) and Fernanda Pitta (Museum of Contemporary Art/USP), with Mariana Françozo, from the Faculty of Archeology in Leiden University, Netherlands. The researcher will present her research on indigenous objects in European collections, especially the Nassau cabinet.

Date: 06/19/2024, at 2 pm
Location: Center for Amerindian Studies (CEstA/USP) - Rua do Anfiteatro 181, Colmeia - favo 8 - Cidade Universitária - São Paulo - SP

Achievement:
CESTA USP, MAE USP and MAC USP

Poster image: Wedding ring network designed by the Kamada-Kawai algorithm, in the PAJEK application, superimposed on the photograph by Paulo Luís Eberhardt (OPAN-2022)

Cycle of debates
Policies for isolated and recently contacted indigenous peoples: traces of isolated people in Rondônia

With
Felipe Vander Velden (CSO/UFSCar)
Amanda Villa (PPGAS/USP)

Mediation
Leonardo Viana Braga (PPGAS/USP)

06/17/2024, 5pm
Rua do Anfiteatro 181, Colmeia - favo 8
University City - São Paulo - SP
References under study: controversies about the nature, culture and ethnicity of isolated indigenous peoples in Rondônia (Felipe Vander Velden (CSO/UFSCar)

Speakers: Kelly Koide and Yuri Prado

Kelly Koide has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo (USP), with an internship at Université Lyon I. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Anthropology at USP, where she carries out research on the trajectory and work of Claudia Andujar and Maureen Bisilliat. Researcher at the Visual Anthropology Group (GRAVI – USP).

Yuri Prado has a PhD in Music from ECA-USP, with an internship at Université Paris VIII. He is a postdoctoral fellow in Anthropology at FFLCH-USP, having recently completed a research internship at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). His research has been dedicated to the ethnomusicological study of individuals, focusing on the figures of Julio Valverde and Charles Kely Zana-Rotsy.

6th Debate - Ethics in research WITH HUMAN BEINGS at undergraduate and postgraduate levels: the Human Sciences and the CEP/CONEP System
Organization:
Prof. Dr. Rita de Cássia Ariza da Cruz
Participants:
Prof. Dr. Ana Lúcia Pastore Schritzmeyer (CEP-FFLCH Coordinator) and Committee Members

Stream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUzw5QPd5_s

The meeting is organized by the collective of fellows of the Post-Doctoral Program for Black Researchers, recently implemented by USP through its Dean of Inclusion and Belonging and is part of a set of mobilizations for the continuity and expansion of this policy. The event aims to discuss the future of affirmative policies within the scope of research at what is considered the most prestigious public university in Brazil, in addition to exposing the work that has been developed by black researchers at USP. The event is open to the participation of anyone interested in learning about the production and discussing the advancement of affirmative policies at the university.

PROGRAMMING

Date: May 27th
Location: Institute of Advanced Studies (R. da Praça do Relógio, 109 - Butantã campus)

12pm-6pm Poster exhibition with work by Black Post-Doctoral Students at USP

1pm    Meeting of black researchers at USP

3pm     Table: Consolidating Affirmative Policies in Scientific Research at the University of São Paulo