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Research Practice in Popular Territories in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
A lecture by Denise Morado
HT 135
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
4:00 p.m.
The Point is the Change It: Paulo Freire, Education, and Liberation
The Paulo Freire Lecture on Education and Social Transformation
A lecture by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
SSE 1401
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
4:00 p.m.
SDSU Brazilian Film Series: The Mother
Film screening followed by Q&A with Débora Maria da Silva
AL 201
Monday, March 13, 2023
3:30 p.m.
Insurgent Voices in Brazil’s Lethal Democracy: A Marielle Franco International Colloquium
Panel discussions
Scripps Cottage
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
11:00 a.m.
Celebrating Palmares: Brazilian Black Consciousness Month
Lunch and live music with Raquel Almeida
Black Resource Center
Thursday, November 17, 2022
12:00 p.m.
Indigenous Territories, the Amazon, and the Environment
A lecture by Steve Schwartzman
Finch Conference Room, AL 660
Monday, November 28, 2022
12:00 p.m.
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Virtual exhibition launch with curator Shinji Shiozaki
Thursday, December 1, 2022
11:00 a.m.
Re-Inventing Paulo Freire: Experiencing a Childlike Pedagogy of the Question
a seminar by Walter Kohan
Monday, April 11, 2022
4:00 p.m. PST
Who Needs Climate Justice in Brazil?
a lecture by Andréia Coutinho Louback
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
4:00 p.m. PST
A Look at Inequality and Violence in Brazil through Rio de Janeiro
a lecture by Lucas Louback
Monday, April 4, 2022
4:00 p.m. PST
Affirmative Action in Brazil: From Quotas for Black Students to Quotas for Public School Students
a lecture by Sales Augusto dos Santos
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
8:00 a.m. PST
Religion, Healthcare, and Politics in the Pandemic Context in Brazil
a lecture by Sandra Duarte Souza and Clarissa De Franco
Monday, March 21, 2022
4:00 p.m. PST
Can Brazil Defeat the Far-Right? Similarities and differences between US 2020 and Brazil 2022
a lecture by Kennedy Alencar
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
2:00 p.m. PST
Insurgent Voices in Brazil’s Lethal Democracy: Events in Honor of Marielle Franco 1978-2018
Film Screening
Monday, March 14, 2022 6:00 p.m. PST
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 10:00 a.m. - noon (PST)
Keep the Bones Alive
Monday, March 14, 2022
10:00 a.m. PST
World Portuguese Language Day
A celebration of the Portuguese language with music and poetry.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
12:00 p.m. PST
Art and Empowerment: Kadiwéu Women’s Pottery
A talk by Viviane Luiza Silva
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
4:30 p.m. PST
“The Chicken Is a Being:” Clarice Lispector’s Echo-Poetics
A talk by Dr. Marília Librandi-Rocha, Princeton University
Thursday, January 28, 2021
11:00 a.m. PST in English
2:00 p.m. PST in Portuguese
The Paulo Freire Lecture on Education and Social Transformation
Social Justice in Applied Linguistics: Critical Perspectives on Language Teaching,
Research, and Civic Engagement
November 30, 2020 at 10:00 am PST
Race, Racism and Resistance in Latin America Lecture Series
Afro-Brazilians Struggle for Citizenship
November 18, 2020 at 4:30 pm PST
Indigenous Women and Sustainability in the Brazilian Amazon
Policy and Politics for the Environment
October 5, 2020 at 12pm PST
Climate Challenges and Territorial Protection
October 12, 2020 at 12pm PST
SDSU Brazilian Film Festival
The Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies presents the 2nd annual SDSU Brazilian Film Festival.Enjoy free monthly Brazilian films at home by visiting https://sdsubrazilianfilm.
Fall program for virtual film series:
- September - Praça Paris
- October - Queen of Lapa
- November - In the Heart of the World
Workshop on Low-Income Housing