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Simone Linhares Ferro

Home Country

United States

Quilombo Women: Race, Gender and Social Justice in Afro-Brazilian Rituals and Popular Culture.

Program

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Lecturer, Research

Discipline

Specialization

Dance, Other

Academic Year

Dates

March 2022 - July 2022

Flex

No

Scholar type

U.S. Scholar

Award Title

11398-BR|All Disciplines

Project Title

Quilombo Women: Race, Gender and Social Justice in Afro-Brazilian Rituals and Popular Culture.

Scholar Information

Grantee

Simone Linhares Ferro

Title

Professor and Chair

Institution

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Department

Department of Dance

School

Peck School of the Arts

Host Institutions

Institution

Federal University of Maranhao