This colloquium explores how colonial and contemporary extractivism has shaped the Amazon as a deeply entangled multispecies world of humans, animals, plants, and other beings. It draws on perspectives from environmental history, political ecology, and ethnography to reflect on both the lasting impacts of colonial extraction and emerging possibilities for more just and sustainable ways […]
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Discussion on the notion of environmental utopias and dystopias, which will begin with a brief presentation by the session coordinators, followed by a debate. Coordination: Ananda Carvalho and Joana Sousa February 26, 2:00 p.m., CES Alta | Room 2 In collaboration with ECOSOC – Oficina de Ecologia e Sociedade
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The talk starts by contrasting the extractivist view of the Amazon, according to which the region is a collection of monetizable resources, and the approach to the territory as a living forest, espoused by Indigenous and other traditional Amazonian communities. It subsequently focuses on the Indigenous understanding of life in Amazonia as a process of […]
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This lecture analyzes the symbolism of nature in the poetry of Daniel Faria through the lenses of the environmental humanities and ecocriticism, situating his work within a critical movement that problematizes traditional dichotomies between nature and culture, human and non-human, visible and invisible. From a non-anthropocentric perspective, the talk argues that, although Daniel Faria’s poetry […]
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This course analyzes the interaction between Lusophone cultural productions and the environment. The class begins by reflecting upon the environmental humanities, ecocriticism and its methods of research and upon topics like the Anthropocene and environmental justice. It examines how this framework is pertinent for the analysis of Portuguese-speaking literature, cinema and the arts and discusses […]
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A reflection on the concept of territory, beginning with a brief presentation by the session coordinators, followed by a discussion. Coordination: Eliane Sebeika Rapchan, Judy Moura and Ana Paula Lemes Souza In collaboration with ECOSOC – Oficina de Ecologia e Sociedade January 15, 2026 | 2 p.m. CES Alta | Room 02 Meet Link:https://meet.google.com/xwj-gbis-voa?hs=224&pli=1
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A guided visit to the exhibition “Post-Extractivism in the Amazon: Utopias and Ruins of Development – Photographs by Christian Braga” was held, with the participation of 17 students and 3 teachers from Colégio AIACOM (Armazém de Ideias e Ações Comunitárias). Aged between 11 and 13, the students were welcomed into the exhibition space by one of the […]
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Closing of the photography exhibition, which reflects on the utopias and ruins of extractivist cities in the Brazilian Amazon, with the presence of the photographer Christian Braga, and of Patrícia Vieira, Danielle Viegas, Antoine Acker and Raphael Uchôa. Rio de Janeiro, Galeria Tropigalpão, December 18, 6pm In collaboration with the project RESILIENT – Forest Cities, […]
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In this course, we analyze the interaction between Brazilian cultural productions and the environment. The class begins by reflecting upon the environmental humanities, ecocriticism and their methods of research and upon topics like the Anthropocene and environmental justice. We will then turn to central areas of environmental thought in Brazil, including the Amazon Rainforest and […]
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This presentation explores relational frameworks through which Makushi villagers in Surama interact with eco-tourists in Guyana. It shows how eco-tourists and their leaders are positioned in ways similar to shamanic spirits and how these relations resonate with early Makushi encounters with Anglican missionaries during the nineteenth century. It describes how Makushi groups have formed strategic […]
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