By Evgeniya Pakhomova As the new reality of the world affected by the COVID-19 was becoming inevitable, many countries have witnessed an increase in the number of deniers of the virus, commonly known as COVID-dissidents. Russia was no exception here: if anything, it has a growing and blurry variety of practices and views endorsed by … Read more
By Sophia Rosenblatt The press conference looked the same as it did every day. Andrew Cuomo—New York governor and emerging stud of the pandemic (see. Cuomosexual[1])— front and centre, framed on a TV screen which displayed “Breaking News” beneath him and death tolls by state to the right. These press conferences have been daily, broadcasted … Read more
Among Covid-19’s many challenges, indigenous populations in Brazil are particularly vulnerable, with greater vulnerability to infectious diseases and dependent on medical system that presents problems of articulation with the state and municipal health departments. For this reason the Xakriabá People are monitoring their own territory carefully and preliminary results are already available. These results hope … Read more
By Betty Andrews The Washington Post[1] actively fact checks dubious claims made by politicians and public figures and, during his time in office, Donald Trump has made false claims frequently enough to warrant an entire webpage dedicated to compiling them. As of April 3rd, he had made 18,000 false or misleading claims over the course … Read more
*** this blog post is translated into English below *** Um passeio por Pinhões quilombola Muito se tem falado em Comunidade Quilombola. Eu nasci na Comunidade Quilombola de Pinhões, no entanto, cresci sem que a comunidade, a família e a escola despertassem em mim o interesse por minha ancestralidade. Após perceber que nossas tradições precisam … Read more
We want to congratulate Annabelle von Moltke on her new job at the Cairo Office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Egypt, as an Intern with the Labour Mobility and Human Development unit. We wish her success and all the best in this new phase. We would also want to thank her for all … Read more
*** this blog post is translated into English below *** Do encontro Encerrado em dezembro passado, o 23º forumdoc.bh apresentou a mostra/seminário Mortos e a Câmera, com curadoria do antropólogo e professor da Faculdade de Educação Paulo Maia. O tema da mostra/seminário do Festival do Filme Documentário e Etnográfico em 2019 deu continuidade ao ciclo … Read more
You are welcome to attend a conversation between Dr. Emma Bond, Assistant Director of CMR, and Teleica Kirkland, Creative Director of the Costume Institute of the African Diaspora, as they discuss the transnational journeys of tartan. A short documentary film on the Tartan Project will also be shown. Event details: Wednesday Feb 12th 2020, 6pm. … Read more
The conference will be Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th July 2020, St Andrews, Scotland Check out the conference website here. The 3rd International Conference on Migration and Mobilities (iMigMob) is being hosted by the University of St Andrews 8th-10th July 2020. This three-day conference builds on the successes of the first two iMigMob conferences (in … Read more
*** this blog post is translated into English below *** Da luta à melodia Bem vindo ao nosso blog! Esta é a primeira publicação do blog do projeto Novos modelos de educação escolar entre indígenas e quilombolas no Brasil, feito em parceria pelo CMR e a FaE/UFMG. Aqui você pode acompanhar os trabalhos recentes da … Read more