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Conference Program
Global Studies in Brazil
Global Studies in Brazil: A New Intersectional Field of Study
Global South Perspectives and the Public-Facing University
State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ, Maracanã Campus)
June 26th – 30th, 2023
PROGRAM
Monday, 26 June 2023
Capela Ecumênica: UERJ Campus Maracanã
- 12h00 Registration and Coffee Mixer
- 13h30 Panel One: Introduction to the Minicurso
- Paul Amar, Director, Orfalea Center, UCSB, Visiting Prof UERJ, Fulbright Scholar
- Celi Scalon, UERJ (by zoom)
- Vinicius Ferreira, UERJ
- Manaíra Athayde, Orfalea Center, UCSB
- Maira Covre, UERJ
- Fernando Brancoli, UFRJ
- Luena Nascimento Nunes Pereira, UFRRJ
- 15h00 Abertura Solene
- Ronaldo de Castro, Director, Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, UERJ
- Luiz Loureiro, Director, Fulbright Commission, Brazil, USP (by zoom)
- 15h30 Presentation of Survey Results and Plans for Focus Groups
- Manaíra Athayde, Orfalea Center, UCSB
- David Pohl, IFCS
- Travis Candieas, UCSB
- 16h00 Keynote Lecture; Presentation of Course Plan
- Paul Amar
- 17h00 Reception and Dinner Buffet
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- 10h00 Theme One: “Critical Security Studies:” Middle East and Brazil: Global and Comparative Perspectives
- Fernando Brancoli, UFRJ
- Gisele Fonseca Chagas, UFF
- Omar Dahi, Hampshire College
- João Trajano, UERJ
- 12h00 Focus Group on this Theme co-lead by UERJ Students and Orfalea Center
- 12h30 Lunch Break
- 14h00 Theme Two: Religion and Post-Coloniality
- Vinicius Ferreira, UERJ
- Leonardo Vieira Silva, UFF
- Long Bui, UC Irvine
- Debanuj DasGupta, UCSB
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- 10h00 Theme Three: Africa and African-Diaspora: Global Studies Lenses
- Luena Nascimento Nunes Pereira, UFRRJ
- Alain Kaly, UFRRJ
- Osmundo Pinho, UFRB
- Jaime Alves, UCSB
- 12h00 Focus Group on this Theme co-lead by UERJ Students and Orfalea Center
- 12h30 Lunch Break
- 14h00 Theme Four: Transnational Indigenous Futures and Global Ecology Struggles
- Antonio Carlos de Souza Lima, Museu Nacional/UFRJ
- Thaddeus Blanchette, Museu Nacional/UFF
- Margaret Cerullo, Hampshire College
- Glicélia Tupinambá, PPGAS/UFRJ
Thursday, 29 June 2023
- 10h00 Theme Five: Global Sexualities and Gender Empowerment
- Ana Paula da Silva, UFF
- Laura Murray, UFRJ
- Sonia Correa, IBEA
- Sonia E. Alvarez, UMass Amherst & Margaret Cerullo, Hampshire College
- Dina Alves, PUC/SP
- Clara Araújo, UERJ
- 12h00 Focus Group on this Theme co-lead by UERJ Students and Orfalea Center
- 12h30 Lunch Break
- 14h00 Theme Six: Reimagining Global Media and Social Communication across Borders
- Beatriz Bissio, UFRJ
- Leonard Cortana, NYU
- Manaíra Athayde, Orfalea Center/UCSB
Friday, 30 June 2023
- 10h00 Theme Seven: Social Policy, Social Inequality and the Usefulness of Global Comparisons
- Claudio Pinheiro, UFRJ (by zoom)
- Maira Covre, UERJ
- Leonardo Silveira, UERJ
- Raquel Emerique, UERJ
- 12h00 Focus Group on this Theme co-lead by UERJ Students and Orfalea Center
- 12h30 Lunch Break
- 14h00 Comprehensive Focus Groups
- 15h30 Awarding of Certificates (by Dr. Manaíra Athayde) and Closing Ceremony
- UERJ Leadership
- Fulbright Commission Representative
Saturday (optional activity)
Global Perspectives through Localized Research: A Field Activity in Rio de Janeiro’s ‘Pequena Africa’ Region
