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The official USP profile presents the work of LISA.
The Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (Lisa) at USP has a collection of approximately 2,000 films, 25,000 photographs, and 700 hours of sound recordings.
It functions as a support and promotion center for research, preservation of collections, dissemination, and training in Anthropology.
Share the video with those who need to know about this incredible work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itpQhblmrq8
Access the post on the @usp.oficial Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRsJz3Nkckz/
"São Palco - Afropolitan City" is featured in the USP Journal
Film Produced in USP Laboratory Premieres on Social Media
On Black Awareness Day, the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (Lisa) of the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP is making the film “São Palco – Cidade Afropolitana” available on social media.
The film São Palco – Cidade Afropolitana will be available to view on social media starting November 20th, Black Awareness Day. The film is directed by Rose Hikiji and Jasper Chalcraft, both from the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (Lisa) of the Department of Anthropology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP.
The film received the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 14th Ecofalante Film Festival in June of this year and…
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The film "São Palco - Cidade Afropolitana" is now available in its entirety on the website and YouTube.
The film São Palco - Cidade Afropolitana can now be watched in its entirety on the LISA-USP website and YouTube channel. This LISA-USP production, directed by Jasper Chalcraft and Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji, explores the African creative diaspora in São Paulo, showcasing artists such as Shambuyi Wetu and Yannick Delass from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lenna Bahule from Mozambique, and Edoh Amassize from Togo.
What do these African artists who have arrived in Brazil in recent years carry with them on their journey? How do the African diasporas – the new creative diaspora and the one that turned the Atlantic into a cemetery – interact? What stages are occupied, built, and filled with the performances of artists crossing the ocean? Ancestral realities updated in…
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“On the Paths of Exu: the heritage of Bixiga at the crossroads, on the street and in the corner”, created by Michel Françoso (PPGAS-USP) and Yalorixá Mãe Jennifer de Xangô, was highlighted at the 11th Heritage Journey.
The initiative received a special video recording produced by Sesc São Paulo, available at this link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNTmRjfMi4m/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Held in the Bela Vista district, in the Bixiga territory, the walk proposes an immersion in the territory based on its Afro-religious memory, connecting temporalities at points such as the Saracura/Vai-Vai Archaeological Site and the Ilê Asé Iyá Osun temple, founded over 40 years ago.
To access photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ewk7zKMpdv_rmNpFPazUlCFmGR6Fso3…
Folha de S. Paulo highlights podcast recording with director, protagonist and editor of "São Palco-Afropolitan City"
The recording with the coordinator of LISA and director of “São Palco - Cidade Afropolitana”, Rose Satiko Hikiji, the protagonist Shambuyi Wetu and the editor Ricardo Dionísio, on the podcast Intérpretes do Brasil Contemporâneo was featured in Folha de S. Paulo.
The article highlights the power of ethnographic films in transmitting knowledge and discusses the work of African artists who arrive in Brazil “with their stories, knowledge and creative practices”, face barriers and “create stages of resistance”.
The podcast Intérpretes do Brasil Contemporâneo is a production of the School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP. Coordinated by Júlio César Suzuki, a professor in the Geography department, the program is the result of an agreement between the…
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Folha de S.Paulo highlights recording of Podcast with Sylvia Caiuby Novaes
The recording with anthropologist Sylvia Caiuby Novaes, on the podcast Intérpretes do Brasil Contemporâneo, was featured in Folha de S.Paulo!
In the article, Sylvia is recognized for her sensitivity and depth when talking about the role of the gaze in understanding images, a central theme of the conversation in the podcast.
With a career marked by listening, attention and visual criticism, Sylvia invites the public to reflect on how we see the world — especially in times of excess images and superficial readings.
🗞️ Check out the repercussion in Folha:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrissima/2025/05/…
Gabriela Leal (with a master's degree from PPGAS) discussed her book on graffiti practices (Ed. Funilaria) on the Estilhaço podcast (Unesp)
Listen to the interview - "City, graffiti and anthropology" - at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6td74IGznKOPCIbTbhZeC1?si=KpfJSPwKRW2OIVxnVsfs5g&nd=1&dlsi=ff17a40d37254197
Article in Pesquisa Fapesp about the impacts of urban changes on amateur football in São Paulo had Enrico Spaggiari (graduated from PPGAS) as one of the interviewees
Enrico Spaggiari discussed topics from his doctoral thesis and the co-organization of the collection 'Popular Football' (published with support from the National Institute of Science and Technology, INCT) in the aforementioned article (1/3/25): https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/como-as-mudancas-urbanas-redefinem-o-futebol-de-varzea/
Winning school in the SP Carnival access group had a plot based on a book by a USP researcher
Article about Julio Cesar Talhari's (PPGAS-USP) doctoral thesis was published in the Scientific Disclosure section of the FFLCH website
Julio Cesar Talhari discussed topics from his doctoral thesis (defended in Sep./24) about the Museu Paulista, in an interview with the FFLCH-USP Scientific Dissemination website (2/14/25): https://www.fflch.usp.br/174090