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SUMMARY:W. E. B. Du Bois Center Fellow Talk: Matheus Gato de Jesus
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here.\n\nLivestream link here.\n\nThe Reception of Du Bois 
 in Brazilian Social Thought\n\nThis presentation aims to present the 
 context and some of the impasses surrounding the reception of Du Bois in 
 Brazilian social thought\, focusing on four aspects: a) the context of 
 affirmative action and quota policies in Brazilian universities and the 
 emergence of new knowledge policies\; b) the recent canonization of the 
 author as a founding classic of modern sociology\; c) the dialogue between 
 Brazilian Black movements and Du Bois's thought\; d) the conflicts 
 surrounding the use of the notion of race in scientific analysis as well as 
 in the implementation of public policies. It also aims to present the 
 achievements of the Du Bois Project organized by the Afro-CEBRAP Nucleus\, 
 whose objective is to strengthen academic research\, formative dialogue\, 
 and the reception of W.E.B. Du Bois's work in Brazil. The absence of a 
 profound debate on his work has been a visible gap in the field of human 
 sciences\, particularly for classical sociological and anthropological 
 theory\, as well as in Brazilian intellectual and political debate. Through 
 courses\, book editing\, thematic dossiers in specialized journals\, 
 technical reviews\, and translations of the works of the African-American 
 sociologist\, this project aims to contribute to the scientific 
 dissemination of his work in Portuguese. The project closely follows the 
 contemporary re-evaluation of Du Bois as one of the founding classics of 
 sociology and a key reference in the field of studies on race and racism in 
 the formation of the modern world. In this sense\, the objective is to 
 expand the spaces for discussion of his work in universities and civil 
 society\, fostering new readings and theoretical and empirical 
 investigations\, but also making it accessible to high school teachers\, 
 students\, activists\, researchers\, and people interested in a qualified\, 
 democratic\, and pluralistic public sphere.\n\nBio\n\nMatheus Gato de Jesus 
 is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Unicamp. He is the 
 coordinator and researcher of the Afro Nucleus/CEBRAP. He holds a master's 
 and doctorate from the University of São Paulo. He was a visiting 
 researcher at Princeton University and Harvard University. He is currently 
 a visiting researcher at the Du Bois Center at the University of 
 Massachusetts. He is the author and editor of several books and articles 
 whose main themes are: racism\, racial classifications\, racial violence\, 
 Black intellectuals\, literature\, and post-abolition. He is the author of 
 O Massacre dos Libertos: sobre raça e república (Editora Perspectiva\, 
 2020)\, winner of the award for best scientific work from the National 
 Association for Research in Social Sciences (ANPOCS) and a finalist for the 
 Jabuti Prize.\n\n\nLocation: W. E. B. Du Bois Library\, Floor 22\, Room 
 2220\, W. E. B. Du Bois Center
LOCATION:W. E. B. Du Bois Library\, Room 2220 (Floor 22)
ORGANIZER;CN="UMass Amherst Libraries":MAILTO:ref@library.umass.edu
CATEGORIES:Lectures, W. E. B. Du Bois Center
CONTACT;CN="UMass Amherst Libraries":MAILTO:ref@library.umass.edu
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