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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This photography exhibition reflects on the utopias and ruins of extractive cities in the Brazilian Amazon. These urban zones, created as vehicles for the exploitation of natural resources, are ghostly evocations of the Anthropocene. They show us the future of increasingly larger areas of the Amazon and the world, as human beings continue to privilege […]
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This photography exhibition reflects on the utopias and ruins of extractive cities in the Brazilian Amazon. These urban zones, created as vehicles for the exploitation of natural resources, are ghostly evocations of the Anthropocene. They show us the future of increasingly larger areas of the Amazon and the world, as human beings continue to privilege […]
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We live in times of climatic, environmental, social, mental, and spiritual catastrophes, in a fractured planet in which entire worlds are silenced by colonial habitation and capitalist exploitation. How did we get here? And how can we imagine futures—not ideal, but possible—within the cracks that persist? This event seeks to reflect on these questions through […]
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This talk invites us to reflect on how anthropology can help transform the way we see and relate to plants. Thanks to the insights of the Environmental Humanities, we no longer think of nature as a mere backdrop to human life but as a complex web of interdependent beings. Yet, in the enthusiasm to recognize […]
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