Caatinga, Hierarchies, and Pandemics

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by Antônio Bispo dos Santos   Video Commentary from Carmela Zigoni: Quilombolas in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic Throughout the pandemic, quilombolas have been fighting against invisibility and for specific public policies that respect their culture and the vulnerability of their communities. However, they have been systematically victimized by institutional racism. The Covid-19 pandemic…

How to Name and Claim Your Theoretical Approach

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by Nadine Naber This essay was originally posted on Nadine Naber’s blog, Liberate Your Research.   Since I launched Liberate Your Research, one thing is now more clear to me than ever before. Radical scholars, especially interdisciplinary activist scholars, face disproportionate levels of overwhelm and anxiety in academia. Lacking go-to theories, or theoretical blueprints, contributes to…