From May 14 to 15, 2025, LISA-USP will host the colloquium "Archives, diasporas and belongings: research challenges with photography in anthropology", organized by Fabiana Bruno, a senior postdoctoral fellow at CNPq. The event will feature two panels and two research workshop sessions. The colloquium will be opened by Sylvia Caiuby Novaes (GRAVI-USP) and the first panel "Family archives, orphan archives and other emerging photography collections" will feature the participation of Paula Roush (Found Photo Foundation - London South Bank University); Clarice Ehlers Peixoto (INARRA-UERJ); Fabiene Gama (NAVISUAL – UFRGS) and Oscar Guarín Martinez (SENSOLAB - Pontifical Javeriana University) and will be mediated by Suely Kofes (PPGAS- IFCH, LA’GRIMA-Unicamp).
The second panel, “Archives, platforms and other artifacts: diasporas and image belongings,” will feature Cornelia Eckert and Ana Luiza Carvalho da Rocha (NAVISUAL and BIEV-UFRGS); Andrea Barbosa (VISURB-Unifesp); Mariana Petroni (LA’GRIMA-Unicamp; Unilab) and Edgar Teodoro da Cunha (NAIP-Unesp), mediated by Tatiana Lotierzo (postdoc USP). The panels will be coordinated by Fabiana Bruno (GRAVI-USP; LA’GRIMA- Unicamp).
The event will take place from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, in the auditorium of LISA-USP. There will be online transmission on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lisausp) of the panels in the morning. The event is organized by GRAVI (Visual Anthropology Group) and LISA-USP (Image and Sound Laboratory in Anthropology).
PROGRAM:
May 14th
Morning
Opening:Sylvia Caiuby Novaes (GRAVI-USP),
At 9:30 am - LISA-USP Auditorium
(hybrid modality, broadcast via YouTube channel)
Link: https://youtube.com/live/o2fDkBL-BFc
Panel 1 – Family archives, orphan archives and other emerging photography collections
At 10 am - LISA-USP Auditorium
Coordination: Fabiana Bruno (GRAVI-USP; LA’GRIMA-Unicamp)
Mediation: Suely Kofes (PPGAS-IFCH, LA’GRIMA-Unicamp)
Paula Roush (Found Photo Foundation - London South Bank University)
Clarice Ehlers Peixoto (INARRA-UERJ)
Fabiene Gama (NAVISUAL – UFRGS)
Oscar Guarín Martinez (SENSOLAB - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)
Afternoon
RESEARCH WORKSHOP
From 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm – LISA-USP Room
Coordination: Fabiana Bruno (GRAVI-USP; LA’GRIMA-Unicamp)
Activity aimed at researchers who are part of visual anthropology and graphic arts centers and laboratories. During the two meetings, participants will share experiences of ongoing research on “photo archives” and “emerging collections”. The purpose is to discuss ways of conducting research with image collections in anthropology.
May 15
Morning
At 9:30 am - LISA-USP Auditorium
(hybrid modality, broadcast via YouTube channel)
Link: https://youtube.com/live/eYFGXLfR_nA
Panel 2 – Archives, platforms and other artifacts: diasporas and image belongings
Coordination: Fabiana Bruno (GRAVI-USP; LA’GRIMA-Unicamp)
Mediation: Tatiana Lotierzo (post-doc USP)
Cornelia Eckert and Ana Luiza Carvalho da Rocha (NAVISUAL and BIEV-UFRGS)
Andrea Barbosa (VISURB-Unifesp)
Mariana Petroni (LA’GRIMA-Unicamp; Unilab)
Edgar Teodoro da Cunha (NAIP-Unesp)
At 1:00 p.m. – Closing
Afternoon
RESEARCH WORKSHOP
From 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – LISA-USP Room
Coordination: Fabiana Bruno (GRAVI USP; LA’GRIMA-Unicamp)
Activity aimed at researchers who are part of visual anthropology and graphic arts centers and laboratories. During the two meetings, participants will share experiences of ongoing research on photography archives and other emerging image collections. The purpose is to discuss ways of conducting research with image collections in anthropology.
Participants:
Aline Maffi (NAIP-Unesp)
Matheus Oliveira (NAIP-Unesp)
Andrea Barbosa, Andrea D'Amato, Gabriela Carvalho, Kennedy Valério and Milena Cidrão (Fotoafeto Collective)
Kennedy Valério (VISURB and PPGCS/Unifesp)
Andréa Silva D’Amato (VISURB and PPGCS/Unifesp)
Gabriela Carvalho (VISURB and PPGA/UFBA)
Cristina Lima (NAVISUAL/APOYOnline)
Gabriela Aguiar (NAVISUAL/PPGAS/UFRGS)
Melissa Schuster (NAVISUAL/UFRGS)
Daniel Néres (NAVISUAL/UFRGS)
Mariana Florian (Sensolab - Javeriana University)
Rodrigo Baroni (LA’GRIMA-Unicamp)
Tayná Almeida (La’grima-Unicamp)
Organization:
Fabiana Bruno, PDS CNPq, Process: 176460/2023-3
Realization:
LISA-USP
GRAVI-USP