Guest speaker Karin Costa Vazquez published an article in local newspaper Jornal do Comércio on September 30th about the importance of South-South cooperation and discussing it in universities.
Click here to read the article (in Portuguese).
We would like to invite you to submit a chapter for a book titled “Global South: perspectives, approaches and voices from the South”. The book is scheduled to be published by Editora da UFRGS.
The purpose of the publication is to systematize the reflections held during the Winter School on the Global South (from September 2 to 6, 2019, at UFRGS), which focused on addressing the theoretical and political meanings associated to the concept of “Global South” and to debate its analytical value.
The call for publication is primarily addressed to academics and researchers participating in the Winter School on the Global South UFRGS 2019, working in various areas of the humanities from different parts of the world. Exceptionally, considering the adherence of the chapter to the Winter School’s themes, submissions by non-participants will be accepted.
Important Dates:
Jan. 30, 2020: Draft Chapter submission deadline
Feb. 28, 2020: Notification of acceptance of proposals
March 31, 2020: Chapter submission deadline
Apr. 30, 2020: Review results returned to authors
Jun. 30, 2020: Revised chapter submission deadline
“Don’t catch up. Move ahead, go beyond, and find your own path”: this was the idea behind Dr Marc A. Weiss’ lecture “Sustainable Innovation and Inclusive Prosperity in the Global South”, presented on Thursday evening (September 5). Besides the Winter School on the Global South participants, the activity was also open to the external public and gathered scholars with a shared interest in how to be sustainable in developing countries. Continue reading “Marc A. Weiss discusses sustainability and prosperity in the Global South”
Local newspaper Correio do Povo published a piece on September 9th with an interview with guest speaker Dr Adriana Abdenur.
Translated by the WSGS Team.
Continue reading “Correio do Povo: Global relations in the spotlight at UFRGS”
The challenges and opportunities of internationalization initiatives and South-South cooperation were the main issues discussed by professors Eduardo Fillipi (UFRGS) and Felipe Hernández (University of Cambridge) in their lecture “The Geopolitics of Knowledge Production in and about the Global South” on Tuesday (September 3) evening, moderated by professor André Moreira Cunha (UFRGS). The activity was open for the external public and had over 40 participants, including the students of the Winter School on the Global South.
Continue reading “WSGS Lecture discusses Knowledge Production and South-South Cooperation”
The Winter School on the Global South, hosted by the Faculty of Economics at UFRGS, started this Monday (September 2) with an opening panel highlighting the importance of federal universities in international debates. During the first morning of the week-long event, professors Silvia Ferabolli, Luiza Peruffo, Felipe Hernández, Fernanda Ultremare, and Verônica Gonçalves welcomed participants and presented the core themes of the event.
Discussing the Global South in theory and practice is the main goal of the Winter School on the Global South (WSGS), promoted by the Faculty of Economics at UFRGS with the participation of the University of Cambridge. From this Monday (9/2) to Friday (9/6), students and professors from different countries will participate in lectures, workshops, and writeshops that aim to create a network beyond the event. The activities will take place in the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Engineering buildings and in the Cultural Center.
