Frank A. Guridy, Director
JES A232A, Mailcode D7200, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-1784
Brazil Symposium
Thu, April 24, 2008 • CAAAS Conference Room
On April 24-25, 2008, the University of Texas at Austin's Center for African and African American Studies will host a symposium exploring the intersections of gender, sexuality, and violence as they are experienced and perpetrated with relation to (and often extrapolating) the Brazilian nation-state. The symposium will bring together key Afro-Brazilian and United States intellectuals, activists, and artists to discuss the political challenges facing and possibilities for Black communities during
PROGRAMThursday, April 24, 2008
10:00 am-12:00 pm Matilde Ribeiro
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Joel Zito Araujo
3:15 pm-5:15 pm Film Screening
Friday, April 25, 2008
10:00 am-12:00 pm Lucia Xavier
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm-3:00 pm Vilma Reis
3:00 pm-5:00 pm Round Table Discussion
Jester (JES) is located on 21st and Speedway,on the UT Austin Campus).
For further information contact CAAAS at 512-471-1784 or caaas@uts.cc.utexas.edu.
Sponsored by the Center for African and African American Studies
Sponsored by: Center for African and African American Studies
