Happened at LISA
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).
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 - 20:00
10-28-25 to 11-09-25
Filmforum NRW no Museum Ludwiglmforum - Alemanha, Colônia
São Palco will be featured at the Brazilian Film Festival Silêncio e Voz (Silence and Voice), held in Cologne, Germany, from October 28 to November 9. São Palco will be screened on November 1 at Filmforum NRW at Museum Ludwiglmforum.
About the exhibition:
“Silence and Voice. Brazilian Film Exhibition” brings together nine films that address themes such as violence, religion, race, and gender, as well as ways of strengthening, emancipating, and empowering people and groups that are invisible in Brazil. The selected works express the challenges and struggles faced in order to legitimize their existence in Brazilian society. These themes take on even greater…
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Friday, October 03th, 2025 - 16:00
Auditório do LISA
On October 3, 2025, at 4 p.m., the Métis Convida edition will feature François Michel Le Tourneau, the director of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS USP). He will discuss his research on gold mining, which simultaneously destroys the forest environment and creates economic wealth. Drawing from field data on the inner workings of the gold mining industry and numerous interviews with miners, the speaker will explore the attitudes of these individuals regarding these two aspects, highlighting the nonlinearity of their relationship with time, their ambiguous perception of the forest, and the unique wealth/income creation model.
Suggested readings:
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