Happened at LISA

On June 27, 2025, at 2 pm, LISA will host the lecture “Seeking ‘the best of both worlds’: how a black truffle hunting dog is made in Chile”,  promoted by the Anthropology and Biotechnodiversity Collective (CHAMA-USP), under the coordination of Guilherme Moura Fagundes.

The Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (LISA-USP) will host, on June 26, 2025, at 7 pm, the lecture "Microbes and Rituals in  Varanasi: an ethnography through the waters of the Ganges River". The event is an extension activity of the Anthropology and  Biotechnodiversity Collective (CHAMA-USP) and is part of the program of the discipline "Anthropology of Microorganisms", coordinated by  Guilherme Moura Fagundes.

Victor Secco will present central themes of his doctoral research, defended at the University of Manchester (England), which investigates the  intersections between science, religion and multispecies interactions, based on an ethnography conducted with Hindu priests and  microbiologists in the city of Varanasi, in northern India. The Ganges River, which runs through the city, is simultaneously revered for its  sacred waters and known for its high levels of pollution. While millions of people depend on these waters for religious rituals and daily  activities, the river receives huge volumes of sewage and other pollutants every day. Microbiological research reveals the presence of several  bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains, but also identifies therapeutic potentials, such as the use of bacteriophages for treatments.

The Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (LISA-USP) will show four contemporary Guarani films in its auditorium, in special sessions, as part of the AntropoCena project, followed by debates with guests. Originating from the discipline Extension Practices in Indigenous Ethnology, under the guidance of Professor Pedro Cesarino, the exhibition aims to foster debate on issues dear to indigenous peoples, such as the relationship between territory and identity, in addition to raising, with a focus on the Guarani, discussions on the place of indigenous cinema in the national and international audiovisual panorama and giving visibility to this production.

Program:

DAY 1
06/23, 4pm
Yvy Pyte - Heart of the Earth (2023), 110', by Alberto Alvares and José Cury

Debate with guests:

The film “Rio das Mortes: nossa vida” will be shown in the AntropoCena session on June 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., in the LISA auditorium, in partnership with the Visual Anthropology Group of the University of São Paulo (GRAVI-USP), and will feature the presence of Ana Lúcia Ferraz, Associate Professor of the Department of Anthropology and Coordinator of the Ethnographic Film Laboratory of the Fluminense Federal University (UFF).

Ana Lúcia graduated from USP and holds a master's degree in Anthropology (1999), a PhD in Sociology (2005), and a postdoctoral degree in Social Anthropology (2010). She currently works in the fields of Indigenous Ethnology and Visual Anthropology, and is the author of a series of ethnographic films, including, with the Guarani Nhandeva, Nhande Ywy/Nosso Território (2018) and Öwawe dahoimanadzé/Rio das Mortes: nossa vida (2024).

It is a film that explores the ancestral territory of the A’uwé uptabi people (Xavante) and presents their relationship with the waters of the Rio das Mortes, which is threatened by hydroelectric dams. The objective of this ethnography in progress is to establish the territoriality of the A’uwé Xavante by documenting their diverse practices with the river, their cosmological conceptions, and the centrality of hunting in the A’uwé way of life in the Cerrado.

Film produced by LISA had its premiere at the UN Forum and the American Museum of Natural History

The Jaime Cortesão Chair invites you to the event “ÒMÌNIRA - Disputes and achievements for the black presence in history”, from May 12 to 15, 2025, at the Milton Santos Auditorium (Geography and History Building | FFLCH-USP). The objective is to discuss topics related to anti-racist struggles, the black presence in history and forms of resistance within the university.

The Image and Sound Laboratory in Anthropology (LISA-USP) will be represented by Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji at the panel “The tone of music: harmony and dissonance”, on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 7 pm.

Check out the full event schedule on the website: https://cjc.fflch.usp.br/eventos

Schedule:

The Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (LISA-USP) and the Visual Anthropology Group (GRAVI-USP) invite you to the AntropoCena session of the film "Alma e Sangue no Atlântico Negro - O pensamento de Luiz Felipe de Alencastro", directed by Celso Prudente, professor at the School of Education at the University of São Paulo (FEUSP), with assistance from Ana Vitória Prudente, who will be present to discuss the work.

Ana Vitória is a PhD candidate in Education at USP, has a master's degree in Education from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and a degree in Arts from the University of Évora, in Portugal. She works on the educational programs of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) and the Campos do Jordão Festival. She is a curatorial and production assistant for the International Black Cinema Festival (MICINE) and a production assistant for the Quilombo Academia Program on Rádio USP 93.7 FM.