Close
When the narrative matters: images of wealth amid experiences of poverty in Brazil
04 February 2020, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Who decides which stories about a city are remembered?
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
-
UCL Institute of the Americas
Location
-
Lecture room 103UCL Institute of the Americas51 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0PN
Departing from research newly published in her book, The Politics of Memory: Urban Cultural Heritage in Brazil, Dr Andreza de Souza Santos will explore how a site can turn into a mummification of the past, lifelessly displaying long-gone splendour, or a living, breathing treasure offering dynamic cultural and educational opportunities.
About the Speaker
Andreza A. de Souza Santos
Andreza is Director of the Brazilian Studies Programme and Lecturer at the Latin American Centre, University of Oxford. Her work focuses on urban and political anthropology, looking mainly at political participation and collective memory in contexts of poverty. She is the author of the book The Politics of memory: Urban cultural heritage in Brazil (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), and co-editor of the book Urban transformations and public health in the emergent city (Manchester University Press, forthcoming 2020). Before Oxford, Andreza worked in Brazil, Germany, South Africa and India, and this background is visible in her comparative writing.