Events Events: Rewriting the Backlands from a Non-Paternalistic Perspective: Discussing Torto Arado (2019) & Doramar ou a Odisseia (2021) - Lecture by Itamar Vieira Junior

Zoom Webinar: Thursday May 13 2021 - 5 PM (Boston)

Dear friends,

The Department of Portuguese, the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, & the PhD program in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory cordially invite you to a lecture/dialogue with Itamar Vieira Junior

“Reescrevendo o Sertão numa Perspetiva Não Paternalista: Discutindo Torto Arado (2019) & Doramar ou a Odisseia (2021)”

“Rewriting the Backlands from a Non-Paternalistic Perspective: Discussing Torto Arado (2019) & Doramar ou a Odisseia (2021)”

In Portuguese, with Q&A in Portuguese or English

Thursday May 13 2021 - 5 PM (Boston) 18h|6 PM (Salvador)

Join via Zoom: bit.ly/itamarumd

Itamar Vieira Junior was born In Salvador, Bahia, Brazil In 1979. He holds a PhD degree in Ethnic and African Studies by the Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Amongst his published works are the celebrated Torto Arado (2019, winner of the prestigious prizes Leya, Jabuti, and Oceanos), forthcoming in English translation by Verso, and Doramar ou a Odisseia (2021).

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For further information, please contact Viktor Mendes.