Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
GYA Roles
Institution
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Sociology and Political Science
Research Interests
Sociology of Education; Anthropology of Education; History of Social Sciences
Topics to speak on:
Education in Brazil; Brazilian Studies; Race and Education in Brazil
Biography
I am social scientist specialized in education. I obtained my PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil) and my habilitation (Lire Docência) in Culture and Education from the State University of Campinas (Brazil). I used to be a teacher of sociology of several years and nowadays I am an associate professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil), but I was also visiting professor in different universities in Latin America, Europe and in the USA. In recent years I have researching the rise of conservative movements and its impacts in education.
Awards
Visiting Fellows Scheme, University of Birmingham
Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities, Coimbra Group
Grants for visiting staff from Latin America, Ghent University
Erasmus 7 UAB, Erasmus
All Disciplines Scholar Award, Fulbright Commission
Erasmus+ UFSC/UHK, Erasmus+
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