Seminar Series 2011-12
For its 2011/12 Seminar Series, King's Brazil Institute has invited a range of speakers to talk about a number of Brazil-related subjects. Anyone wishing to attend can just turn up - there's no need to book in advance - but as space is limited it's a good idea to arrive early.
Unless otherwise stated, all seminars will take place at the Strand Campus, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
The format is a talk followed by a Q&A and wine.
Please note that Professor Leslie Bethell's seminar has changed from Tuesday 6 to Tuesday 13 March 2012.
SPRING 2012
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Prof Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida Institute of International Relations, University of São Paulo
Brazil: A Global Player? Foreign Policy in Changing Times
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Small Committee Room, Ground Floor, King's Building
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Prof Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida Institute of International Relations, Univesity of São Paulo
Domestic Support and Foreign Policy: Brazil and Mexico in Comparison
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Small Committee Room, Ground Floor, King's Building
Monday 13 February 2012
Prof Antonio Sergio Guimaraes Department of Sociology, University of São Paulo
Affirmative Action in Brazilian Universities: a Preliminary Appraisal of the First Decade (2002-2012)
Time : 18:30-20:30 (previously 18:00)
Venue: History Seminar Room, 8th Floor Strand Building (accessed from lifts in main Strand reception - take the lift to the 7th floor and then take the stairs to the 8th floor)
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Thomas Deckker Architect
Brasília: Fictions and Illusions
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Small Committee Room, Ground Floor, King's Building
Tuesday 13 March 2012 (previously 6 March)
Prof Leslie Bethell King's Brazil Institute visiting professor
Populism, Neo-Populism and the Left in Brazil: from Getulio to Lula
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Small Committee Room, Ground Floor, King's Building
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Prof Nadya Guimaraes Sociology, University of São Paulo
Is the Labor Market Recovering Under New Employment Relations? Challenging Interpretations of Contemporary Brazil
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Seminar Room SW-1.12 (Inigo Rooms), East Wing, Somerset House. Ask at reception for directions.
AUTUMN 2011
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Patrick Wilcken Amnesty International
Brazil's Human Rights Record: Aspirations and Realities
Time: 18:00-20:00 (previously 17:00-19:00)
Venue: Old Committee Room, 2nd Floor, King's Building, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
Thursday 24 November 2011
Prof Rhys Jenkins International Development, University of East Anglia
Is Chinese Competition Causing De-Industrialisation in Brazil?
Time: 18:00-20:00 (previously 17:00-19:00)
Venue: Council Room, 2nd Floor, King's Building, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
A copy of Prof Jenkins' PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
Thursday 1 December 2011 (changed from 25 Oct)
Dr Olivia Sheringham International Migration Institute, University of Oxford
Thanks to London and to God: Living Religion Transnationally Among Brazilian Migrants in London and 'Back Home' in Brazil
Time 18:00-20:00 (previously 17:00-19:00)
Venue: S3.05, 3rd Floor, Strand Building, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Dr Jan Hoffman French Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Richmond, Virginia, US
Punishing Police Impunity: Racial Insult and Remedy in Brazil
Time: 18:00-20:00 (previously 17:00-19:00)
Venue: Old Committee Room, 2nd Floor, King's Building, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS
Tuesday 13 December 2011 (changed from 6 Dec)
Dr Daniel Stone Independent scholar
Candomblé, Culture and Politics: Afro-Brazilian Religion in Brazilian Writing of the 1930s
Time: 18:00-20:00 (previously 17:00-19:00)
Venue: Council Room, 2nd Floor, King's Building, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS