Happened at LISA
Friday, November 28th, 2025 - 14:30
Auditório do LISA
On November 28, 2025, at 2:30 PM, LISA will host the seminar "(Im)mobilities of Fire: Exploring the Relationships between Human and Non-Human Mobilities and Fires in Brazil".
The event is an initiative of the CHAMA-USP research group and will feature the participation of Greta Mazzocchi, a researcher on the ERC FIREPOL project and a doctoral candidate in Urban and Regional Studies in the inter-university program at the Polytechnic University of Turin, in co-supervision with the Postgraduate Program in Anthropology at USP.
Event open to the public, free of charge and subject to space limitations. Location: Rua do Anfiteatro, nº 181, favo/sala 10, Cidade Universitária… mais
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 - 14:00
CINUSP Paulo Emílio. Rua do Anfiteatro, 109 – Butantã
Film screening: São Palco - Cidade Afropolitana
by Jasper Chalcraft and Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji.
Synopsis: What do African artists who have arrived in Brazil in recent years carry with them on their journey? The documentary presents the city of São Paulo as a meta-stage occupied by artists from Togo, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola, among other African nations, in dialogue with the Brazilian population and its openness, contradictions, and tensions.
The event is part of the activities of the project Presença e Memória Negra na FFLCH: para além de novembro (Black Presence and Memory at FFLCH: beyond November). Check out the schedule:…
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Friday, November 14th, 2025 - 10:00
11-11-25 to 11-14-25
Casa do CNRS e Auditório do LISA
The Consulate of France in São Paulo and the Postgraduate Program in Social Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (PPGAS/USP) invite you to the series entitled "What if the West were not the only one to philosophize?", with Frédéric Fruteau de Laclos (Université Paris-Est Créteil).
Conference "Philosophies africaines: ethnophilosophie, géophilosophie, philosophie comparée: la question de la pensée en Afrique”
Debater: Tiganá Santana (IEB-USP)
There will be simultaneous translation
Date: November 11, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 5 PM
Location: CNRS House - Rua da Reitoria, 100; University City
Seminar “Bruno Latour et le…
Friday, November 07th, 2025 - 10:30
11-07-25 to 11-13-25
Bahia
The 12th National Meeting of the Brazilian Association of Ethnomusicology (ENABET) will screen films from LISA-USP between November 7th and 13th, 2025.
Woya Hayi Mawe - Para onde vais? (2018)
Date/Time: November 7, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Location: Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB) – Santo Amaro (BA)
Synopsis: Following Lenna Bahule, a Mozambican artist, we see how she faces the challenges of being a musician, a woman, and Black in both Brazil and Mozambique. The São Paulo art world demands her African identity, her roots. Meanwhile, in Mozambique, Lenna is now known for her success in Brazil. Back in her homeland, she rediscovers it with new eyes.…
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 - 14:00
Auditório do LISA
The Center for Amerindian Studies (CEstA) and the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (LISA-USP) hereby extend an invitation to an indigenous film screening, which is to be held as part of the AntropoCena project on 12 November 2025, commencing at 2 p.m. Subsequent to the screenings, discussions shall take place with researchers and film directors Aline Regitano and Bruno Huyer.
Aline Regitano is a doctoral student in Social Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (USP) and a researcher at CEstA - Center for Amerindian Studies. For a period of ten years, she has been engaged in research with the Mehinako people of the Upper Xingu, with a particular focus…
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 - 19:00
Auditório do LISA
On October 29, 2025, LISA will present a screening of two short films: Pretinhas do Arapemã, directed by Lia Malcher, and Lendas Vivas, written by Diego Alano. The presence of both filmmakers at the AntropoCena sessions, moderated by Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji, is noteworthy.
The screenings are scheduled to occur in the auditorium of the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (LISA-USP) on the following dates:
On October 29, 2025, scheduled sessions will commence at 7 p.m.
Pretinhas do Arapemã:
This brief documentary chronicles the history of Pretinhas do Arapemã, a dance and singing group comprised of 12 women hailing…
Friday, October 24th, 2025 - 14:00
Auditório do LISA
The Center for Anthropology, Performance, and Drama (NAPEDRA/USP) invites you to another unmissable event! This edition will feature a screening of Brazilian filmmaker Ana Rieper's documentary, released on October 8, 2025, during the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival. The film investigates how lyrics about sex and desire in funk music produced in Rio's favelas construct a powerful aesthetic and political discourse.
The event begins at 2 p.m. with the screening of the documentary. Immediately after, there will be a panel discussion with the director, Ana Rieper, singer and funk artist MC Carol, and anthropologist and professor at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Andrea…
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Wednesday, October 22th, 2025 - 19:00
Auditório do LISA
We invite you to a conversation about the film Desmemorias, created in partnership by Armando Fonseca and Rita Almeida de Castro. Rita will be present at the AntropoCena session, which will be moderated by Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji in the LISA Auditorium. De Castro is a professor in the Department of Performing Arts at UnB and completed her doctorate in anthropology at USP under Professor Sylvia Caiuby Novaes's guidance. Desmemórias was created in partnership with filmmaker Armando Fonseca and his theater group, Teatro do Instante.
Synopsis:
While dealing with forgetfulness and memory lapses, Narcisa finds herself immersed in the recovery of her memories. Her…
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Tuesday, October 21th, 2025 - 14:00
Cinusp
On October 21 at 2 p.m., LISA will host "Quimeras no Cinema," a shared film screening organized by the Art and Culture Festival and promoted by the Dean of Culture and University Extension in accordance with Resolution CoCEx 8451, dated July 30, 2023. The event will feature film screenings followed by a discussion with filmmakers.
Filmes em exibição:
Curatorial…
Wednesday, October 22th, 2025 - 14:00
Cinusp
On October 22nd, in partnership with CINUSP and LISA, we are pleased to organize a special screening featuring two films by Frédéric Létang: The Earth and the Comb and Amazonia, Shadows and Lights. Both documentaries portray the same group of Amazonian settlers, first in 1996 and then in 2021, showcasing the entire trajectory of the southeastern region of Pará during this period.
The screening will begin at 2:00 pm with the first documentary, and the two will be shown consecutively. At the end of the screenings, there will be a discussion with the director and João Godoy (CINUSP).