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The Emergent Generation of Indigenous Anthropologists: A Conversation with Fran Baniwa and Roldán Tumi

October 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

flier for the event. Text of the event included in the event description. Images of the speakers: a brown woman and a brown man, Indigenous anthropologists from the Amazon region.

(A tradução para o português está abaixo)

Join us for a reflection on indigeneity and anthropology by two scholars who represent a vibrant new generation of Amazonian researchers. (in Portuguese and Spanish with simultaneous English translation)

Hybrid: Registration required! Register for in-person event here (at Amazon Lab (Duke, Smith Warehouse, Bay 5), lunch provided) or Register for Zoom participation here.

Fran Baniwa is a PhD candidate in anthropology at Rio de Janeiro’s Museu Nacional. She belongs to the Baniwa people of the Terra Indígena do Alto Rio Negro. She is the first Indigenous woman to publish an anthropological monograph in Brazil. Her book, Umbigo do mundo (The Navel of the World, Dantes Editora, 2023), is a journey through stories and myths that reveal the cosmology of the Baniwa people.

Roldán Tumi is the first anthropologist belonging to the Matsés people from the Loreto region of Peru. He received his degree from the Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana (UNAP) in Iquitos, Peru. Roldán is the author of Dayac Menequin (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2022), a book on the rituals, uses, and significance of the resin of Acate Frog among the Matsés people.

 

This event is part of our seminar series on “Translation, Media, and Cosmopolitics.” Co-sponsored by Duke’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

 

A geração emergente de antropólogos indígenas:

Uma conversa com Fran Baniwa e Roldán Tumi

Uma conversa com Fran Baniwa e Roldán Tumi sobre indigeneidade e antropologia feita por dois estudiosos que representam uma nova geração de pesquisadores amazônicos.

Quarta-feira, 10-25-2023

12:00PM-1:00PM (DUKE)

1:00-2:00PM (BRASILIA)

5:00-6:00PM (LONDON)

Híbrido: Registro necessário! Registre-se para o evento presencial aqui (no Amazon Lab (Duke, Smith Warehouse, Bay 5), almoço fornecido) ou registre-se para participar do Zoom aqui.

Fran Baniwa é doutoranda em antropologia pelo Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. Pertence ao povo Baniwa da Terra Indígena do Alto Rio Negro. Ela é a primeira mulher indígena a publicar uma monografia antropológica no Brasil. Seu livro, Umbigo do mundo (Dantes, 2023), é uma viagem por histórias e mitos que revelam a cosmologia do povo Baniwa.

Roldán Tumi é o primeiro antropólogo pertencente ao povo Matsés da região de Loreto, no Peru. Ele se formou na Universidade Nacional da Amazônia Peruana (UNAP) em Iquitos, Peru. Roldán é autor de Dayac Menequin (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2022), um livro sobre os rituais, usos e significado da resina do Sapo Acate entre o povo Matsés.

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October 25, 2023
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Amazon Lab

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Hybrid: Amazon Lab and Zoom