A Talk by Lúcia G. Lohmann (Department of Botany, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil) The Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, covers more than five million square kilometers of dense tropical forest. In addition, its river basin transports the largest volume of water of any river system, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total water[...]
Ethnomusicology panel featuring Vandria Borari & Neila Borari (As Karuana / MUTAK). Moderated by Maria Fantinato G. Siqueira (Duke). Vandria Borari and Neila Borari, artists and activists from Borari territory in Alter do Chão, Baixo Tapajós, and members of the Indigenous women's collective As Karuana, will address the relationship between Indigenous art, spirituality, collectivity and ancestrality. They will talk[...]
A dialogue between indigenous artists from the Brazilian Amazon and North Carolina, followed by a talk on indigenous art from Jamille Pinheiro Dias, a Q&A discussion, and a catered reception with drinks, food, and live music from Wesley Nóog (Brazilian) Date: Monday 2/27 4:00pm - talks and roundtable 6:30pm - reception and live music Location:[...]
The Unaffordable Social and Ecological Impacts of Artificial Intelligence Dr. Luis I. Prádanos (Iñaki) - Miami University Thursday, March 30th - 10:00am-11:00am Smith Warehouse, Bay 5, Amazon Lab Artificial Intelligence intensifies existing trends towards ecological collapse and social polarization through its high dependence on materials and energy, as well as its development in the context[...]
TRANSLATION, MEDIA AND COSMOPOLITICS part 2 of a colloquium presented by the Amazon Lab Oraliteragraphic and Mirror Visions in Contemporary Indigenous Literature and Media in Abya Ayala Monday, April 3, 2023 - 12:00pm-2:00pm at Smith Warehouse, Bay 5, Amazon Lab free lunch provided RSVP at https://cutt.ly/translation Miguel Rocha Vivas. Associate Professor. Chair Literature Program, Pontificia Universidad[...]
A conversation with Roberto Romero - the first event in the Amazon Lab’s seminar series on the Amazon, “Translation, Media, and Cosmopolitics.” Wed., 9/27/23, 12pm-1:00pm EST (1-2pm Brasilia; 5-6pm London) Hybrid (In-person and Zoom). Registration required! Register for in-person event here (at Amazon Lab, lunch provided) or register for Zoom event here. Roberto Romero is[...]
WE ARE GUARDIANS. (A film directed by Edivan Guajajara / Mídia Índia, Chelsea Greene / One Forest, Rob Grobman, 2023, 82 min. In Portuguese, Tupi, and English, with English subtitles) Interactive lecture with WE ARE GUARDIANS directors (Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman) and activist Puyr Tembé on Friday, September 29 at 12:00pm-1:30pm, at the[...]
Amalia Córdova. Smithsonian Institute. Supervisory Curator, World Cultures; Chair of Cultural Research and Education. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Director of Mother Tongue Film Series. Monday. Oct. 9., 3:00-4:00 p.m. Location: Amazon Lab, FHI, Smith Warehouse, Bay 5, Duke University Amalia Córdova is a filmmaker, curator and scholar specializing in Indigenous film. She is[...]
(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[...]
