Public Class "Black Epistemologies" at IFCH-UFRGS: Dialogue on Racism and Branchitude

The Department of History of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) is pleased to announce the holding of a public class entitled "Black Epistemologies: Intersectionality, Branchitude and the Dimensions of Racism". This important event is scheduled to take place on November 21, at 09h, at the Pantheon of the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH) - Campus do Vale.

The class will be totally open to the public, standing out for being a face-to-face activity, without the need for prior registration. It is a unique opportunity for all interested in deepening their knowledge and understandings on crucial topics such as intersectionality, whiteness and the various dimensions of racism.

The event will have the presence and conduct of renowned academics of UFRGS. Teachers Fernanda Oliveira, from the Department of History, and Luciana Mello, from the Department of Sociology, together with teachers José Rivair Macedo and Marcus Rosa, both from the Department of History, will be the facilitators of this class.

This meeting is organized in an effective collaboration between the History course and the IFCH, receiving substantial support from the Graduate Program in History (PPGH), Postgraduate Program in Social Anthropology (PPGAS) and Post Program -Graduation in Sociology (PPGS). In addition, the class is part of the activities of November Black, an initiative of the UFRGS Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Studies (Neabi).

For more information, follow up on social networks: IFCH-UFRGS (@ifch_ufrgs), November Black IFCH (@Novembraifch) and Neabi-UFRGS (@neabiufrgs). Do not miss the chance to participate in this enriching and informative event.