DRCLAS-Brazil-list April 2007

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Brown University festival: Poetry in Portuguese

by Erin Goodman

THE DEPARTMENT OF PORTUGUESE AND BRAZILIAN STUDIES AT BROWN UNIVERSITY Presents A MOVEABLE FEAST: POETRY IN PORTUGUESE May 4-5, 2007 PROGRAM FRIDAY, MAY 4 McCormack Family Theater Department of English and Program in Literary Arts Brown Street 3:00pm -- 4:30pm Opening Remarks Prof. Luiz F. Valente Chair, Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Introductions and Bilingual Readings Presenters: Prof. Luiz F. Valente, Ms. Ana Catarina Teixeira and Ms. Sophia F. Beal Readings by Chacal, Ricardo Aleixo, Rodrigo Garcia Lopes, Salgado Maranhão (Brazil), Ana Paula Tavares (Angola) and Paco Sininho (Mozambique) 4:30pm -- 4:45pm Break 4:45pm -- 5:30pm Introductions and Bilingual Readings Presenters: Prof. Leonor Simas-Almeida, Dr. Ana Luisa Amaral, and Prof. Onésimo T. Almeida Readings by Vera Duarte (Cape Verde), Ana Luisa Amaral, Gastão Cruz (Portugal), Eduardo Bettencourt Pinto (Vancouver) and José Francisco Costa (Providence) 5:30pm -- 6:00pm Coffee Break 6:00pm -- 7:00pm "Poemas Americanos" A Performance by Chacal (Brazil) SATURDAY, MAY 5 Conference Facilities Vartan Gregorian Quad Thayer Street 9:00am -- 10:00am Coffee 10:00am -- 11:00am Readings by Rodrigo Garcia Lopes (Brazil), Vera Duarte (Cape Verde) and Gastão Cruz (Portugal) 11:00am -- 11:15am Break 11:15am -- 12:15pm Readings by Salgado Maranhão (Brazil), Ana Paula Tavares (Angola) and Eduardo Bettencourt Pinto (Vancouver) 12:15pm -- 1:30pm Lunch 1:30pm -- 2:30pm Readings by Ana Luísa Amaral (Portugal), Paco Sininho (Mozambique) and José Francisco Costa (Providence) 2:30 -- 2:45pm Break 2:45pm -- 4:00pm A Roundtable with the Poets Moderated by Prof. Nelson H. Vieira 4:00pm -- 4:15pm Coffee Break 4:15pm -- 5:00pm Roundtable Discussion: Translating Poetry from the Portuguese Discussion Leaders: Prof. Alexis Levitin (SUNY-Plattsburgh) and Ms. Patricia Soldati 7:00pm -- 8:00pm McCormack Family Theater Department of English and Program in Literary Arts Brown Street "Um ano entre os humanos" A Performance by Ricardo Aleixo (Brazil) Closing Remarks Professor Luiz F. Valente SPONSORS Anonymous Fund in Brazilian Studies Camões Institute Center for Latin American Studies Cogut Humanities Center C. V. Starr Foundation Lectureship Fund Department of Comparative Literature Heimark Fund in Africana Studies Karina Lago Memorial Fund in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) Mr. and Mrs. Rexford T. Parker'74 Portuguese Consulate, Boston Program in Literary Arts Wayland Collegium for Liberal Learning ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mr. Luiz C. (Luca) Prazeres Mr. Guilherme T. Ribeiro Prof. Leonor Simas-Almeida Prof. Luiz F. Valente SPECIAL THANKS Dr. Manuela Bairros Prof. Forrest Gander Ms. Tatiana G. Gottlieb Ms. Candida Hutter Ms. Armanda Silva -- Erin Goodman Program Officer Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.fas.harvard.edu

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Harvard Brazilian Organization FEIJOADA 04/27 7 pm

by Erin Goodman

*****FOOD**** ****MUSIC**** ****DANCE**** * BRAZILIAN FEIJOADA Friday, April 27, 2007 @ 7:00 pm Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall Brought to you by the HARVARD BRAZILIAN ORGANIZATION Love Brazilian culture? Know nothing about it? A little piece of Brazil will come to Harvard this Friday, and YOU'RE invited! Traditional (and Awesome!) *BRAZILIAN FOOD:* Salgadinhos (Brazilian hors d'oeuvres) Feijoada Completa - Rice, Beans, Sausage, Meat, Farofa Guaraná - Traditional Brazilian Drink made out of a fruit from the Amazon Brigadeiros - Traditional Brazilian chocolate party dessert Amazing Brazilian Music Brazilian Martial Arts Performance by: Afro-Brazilian Harvard Capoeira Regional Come enjoy some great, real Brazilian food and learn a bit more about Brazilian culture! All are welcome! *Friday, April 27, 2007 @ 7:00 pm Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall * $5 Harvard Undergraduates $7 Others And you thought Brazil just had beaches..... *********Parte do Brasil em Harvard********* -- Erin Goodman Program Officer Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.fas.harvard.edu

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Conversa 04/26: New Voices! Race and Affirmative Action in Brazil

by egoodman＠fas.harvard.edu

The Harvard University Brazil Studies Program at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents New Voices! Race and Affirmative Action in Brazil: the Continuing Challenges of Exclusion Conversa with Paulo da Silva, Teachers College, Columbia University and Adilson Moreira, Harvard Law School Moderated by Prudence Carter, Associate Professor of Sociology, Harvard University Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:15 - 1:45 pm A Brazilian lunch will be available beginning at 12 pm. Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) S-050 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 The first in a regular semesterly presentation by doctoral students working on cutting-edge issues. This event is made possible by the generous support of the Jorge Paulo Lemann fund. For more information, please contact Erin Goodman at egoodman(a)fas.harvard.edu or visit our website at http://drclas.fas.harvard.edu/brazil.

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Cultural Agents: Harvard College Thesis Presentation 04/20: Malê Debalê

by Erin Goodman

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Cultural Agents Initiative is pleased to invite you to: The Second Annual Senior Thesis Forum Friday, April 20th 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Room S-50, CGIS South Building 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 *Reception will follow* Please join us to celebrate some of Harvard's most outstanding undergraduates as they share their research exploring diverse aspects of the ways in which the arts and creativity act as social resources. From a pool of highly-qualified entries, we've selected the three theses (with topics spanning three continents!) that most clearly illuminate the ways in which arts and culture can benefit society. Each student will speak about her work for 15-20 minutes, and then field questions. We will open the floor to additional questions and comments after the panelists' presentations. Speakers: Kavita Shah will present her thesis, "Experiments with Transnationalism: Constructing Diaspora in the bloco-afro Malê Debalê," which examines the rhetoric and music of the Afro-Carnival group as it is used to advocate for local conscientização (consciousness-raising) among the Afro-Brazilian community in Salvador. "An Alternative Method of Investment: Targeting Jua Kali Cluster Enterprises," the work of Chevelle Dixon, explores investment opportunities aimed at artisan clusters in Kenya's Kibera Slum and the impact of these craftsmen on their community. Laura Stafford researched the imagery of ancient Roman wall paintings, engraved gemstones, and decorative pottery to argue for the arts as a vehicle capable of altering acceptable sexual mores. Her thesis maps varying sexual imagery against the class and status of its image-makers and provides color on the tension between artistic freedom and one's social standing. -- Catalina Ocampo Initiative Coordinator Cultural Agents Initiative CGIS Building South, Room 222 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)384-5349 cultagen(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.culturalagents.org The Cultural Agents Initiative's mission is to activate art as a social resource by fostering creative and scholarly practices that make measurable contributions to the education and development of communities worldwide. We advance our mission by identifying creative agents of change, reflecting on best practices, and inspiring their replication in underserved communities through training, research, and public forums. We value creativity as vital to the health of democracies and are committed to developing moral imagination and resourcefulness in citizens. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.culturalagents.org.

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Cultural Agents: Arts Literacy Workshop

by Erin Goodman

The Cultural Agents Initiative and the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Arts in Education Program are pleased to invite you to the Cultural Agents Exponential Arts Workshop: “Breaking the Shell” April 26 and 28, 2007 Lecture and workshop with Kurt Wootton, Director of Arts Literacy, and Daniel Soares, Founder of the OLY School in Inhumas, Brazil. This lecture and workshop will explore the theory and practice behind the ArtsLiteracy Project's Performance Cycle, the model that guides all ArtsLiteracy work with teachers and students. The Performance Cycle is a dynamic framework that includes such inter-connected concepts as: Building Community, Comprehending Text, Creating Text, Performing Text, and Reflecting. We will look at examples of the Cycle in action in transcultural environments including an extensive project in Brazil where students filled their town square with stories and poetry. Lecture: “Breaking the Shell: Community, Culture, and Learning” Thursday, April 26th 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Tsai Auditorium, Room 010 CGIS Building South 1730 Cambridge St.; Cambridge, MA 02138 * Reception to follow Workshop: “Breaking the Shell: An Arts and Literacy Toolkit” Saturday, April 28th 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Gutman Conference Center, Area 1 Gutman Library, Ground Floor 6 Appian Way; Cambridge, MA 02138 * Lunch will be provided ** Registration is required for the workshop. To register, please contact the Cultural Agents Initiative at cultagen(a)fas.harvard.edu. ABOUT KURT WOOTTON AND DANIEL SOARES: As director and co-founder of the ArtsLiteracy Project in the Education Department at Brown University, KURT WOOTTON leads all aspects of the organization’s development including fostering collaborative relationships between Brown University and arts and education institutions nationally and internationally. He is the director of the ArtsLiteracy Project’s “lab schools” in the United States and Brazil where artists, teachers, college students, and youth gather from around the world to explore ways to connect performance and other art forms with literacy development. He has worked with the Boston, St. Paul, Providence, and Central Falls school systems on multi-year, district-wide initiatives. Currently he is developing a new lab school in Mérida, Mexico called HABLA: The Center for Culture and Language. HABLA will serve as an international hub for developing arts-based approaches for teaching language and literacy. DANIEL SOARES is a pioneer of both literature and second language learning instructions. He is currently a the director of teacher education programs at the University of Goias, Brazil and he is the founder and director of a new year-round ArtsLiteracy school (OLY) in Inhumas, Brazil. With nearly 600 students, OLY incorporates ArtsLiteracy practices into all content areas. His ability to transform classrooms into inviting environments where students share their stories is unparalleled. Daniel has been recognized nationally in Brazil for his teaching and has influenced both the theories and methods of the ArtsLiteracy Project through partnerships with ArtsLit teachers and artists both at Brown and in Brazil, as well as through his independent work with English language learners and Portuguese literature students in Brazil. ABOUT THE ARTS LITERACY PROJECT: The ArtsLiteracy Project (ArtsLit) is dedicated to developing the literacy of youth through the performing and visual arts. Based in the Education Department at Brown University, ArtsLit gathers an international community of artists, teachers, youth, college students, and professors with the goal of collaboratively creating innovative approaches to literacy development through the arts. Although ArtsLit has a local focus, through such venues as an international teaching lab school for teachers and artists; summer and weekend workshops; international publications and presentations; and undergraduate and graduate course work, the ArtsLiteracy Project aspires to broaden definitions of and approaches to literacy development both nationally and internationally. -- Catalina Ocampo Initiative Coordinator Cultural Agents Initiative CGIS Building South, Room 222 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)384-5349 cultagen(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.culturalagents.org The Cultural Agents Initiative’s mission is to activate art as a social resource by fostering creative and scholarly practices that make measurable contributions to the education and development of communities worldwide. We advance our mission by identifying creative agents of change, reflecting on best practices, and inspiring their replication in underserved communities through training, research, and public forums. We value creativity as vital to the health of democracies and are committed to developing moral imagination and resourcefulness in citizens. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.culturalagents.org.

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Reminder: Brazil Week, April 10-13: "The Arts in the Brazilian Diaspora"

by Erin Goodman

*Fifth Annual Brazil Week: The Arts in the Brazilian Diaspora* ** April 10-13, 2007 Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 *Tuesday, April 10 6-8 pm CGIS S-020 * Opening and Welcome: Clémence Jouët-Pastré, Harvard University Keynote Address: *Jason Stanyek*, Assistant Professor of Music, New York University "On the Sonic Politics of /Brasilidade/: Performing Brazilian Music in the United States" Special Presentation: Capoeira Regional - Harvard Chapter *Wednesday, April 11 6-8 pm CGIS S-010 Tsai Auditorium* *Bernadete Beserra*, Universidade Federal do Ceará "By Way of Samba and Capoeira: Brazilian Cultural and Political Coalitions in Chicago" Moderator: Heloísa Galvão, Grupo da Mulher Brasileira, Boston Book launching: /Brasileiros nos Estados Unidos: Hollywood e Outros Sonhos/ Hucitec/UFC/Edunisc (São Paulo/Fortaleza/Sta Cruz do Sul) *Thursday, April 12 6-8 pm CGIS S-010 Tsai Auditorium* Film screening and discussion with the filmmaker *Sheldon Schiffer*, Georgia State University "Nailed!" explores the changing cultural demographic of urban Atlanta by following the personal experiences of Branca, a Brazilian immigrant, who gets entangled with the exploits of a con-artist looking to swindle her out of money for marriage. Branca seeks to find true love and a green card with an American man. She discovers that cultural integration costs more than money, and that the American man of her dreams is as elusive as the American dream itself. Moderated by: Carlos Eduardo Siqueira, University of Massachusetts Lowell *Friday, April 13 12-2 pm CGIS Tsai Auditorium* *Antonio Luciano de A. Tosta*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne "Cinema Brasileiro-Americano? Estetica e Identidade em 'A Fronteira' e 'Nailed!'" *Darién Davis*, Middlebury College "Para americano ver?: Uma Breve Historia da Presença Brasileira no Cinema Norte-Americano" Moderated by *Clémence Jouët-Pastré*, Harvard University For more information about the events of Brazil Week, please contact <cpastre(a)fas.harvard.edu>.****** -- Erin Goodman Program Officer Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 tel (617) 495-5435 http://drclas.fas.harvard.edu

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DRCLAS-Brazil-list April 2007