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Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group @acyig.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The Anthropology of Children and Youth Interest Group is pleased to share our latest Spotlight on Scholarship: @analuizamsoares.bsky.social Ana Luiza Soares’ powerful research into how discourses of "orphanhood" can facilitate racialised exploitation of children in the context of 19thC Brazil.

Photograph of page 21 from an 1877 court case document. The yellowed, handwritten page—composed in archaic Portuguese—contains a report by the judge overseeing orphans in Manaus, Brazil. He states that guardianship of Angela and Benedicta was granted to Joao Lourine and Emílio, whom he describes as respectable family men. The judge affirms the girls' orphan status and dismisses a guardianship claim made by their alleged father, Joaquim Tinoco.

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Ana Luiza Soares, PhD @analuizamsoares.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Global north being global north! During the Grammys ceremony, which they thought it was super “woke”, this happened: great disrespect with Brazilian artist and living legend, Milton Nascimento. Thank you, Esperanza, for speaking up

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Ana Luiza Soares, PhD @analuizamsoares.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Check out this blog post about an amazing conversation between Indigenous knowledge and ecology and stay tuned for the full article coming out soon! This is parte of the doctoral dissertation of the amazing Mariana Cassino. relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/01/27/p...

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Plain Language Summary: Thinking with Amazonian Indigenous Peoples about human-nature relationships.

Domestication model of Amazonian forests, illustrated by the Indigenous artist Yaka Hunikuin. Inspired by Amazonian Indigenous worldviews, this model emphasizes the existence of diverse beings &#82…

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Matt Plishka @mattplishka.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

My article with Agricultural History, "Searching for Stability: Banana Blight and the Revitalization of Jamaica's Sugar Industry, 1910-1940," explores banana disease through the lens of sugar, showing the larger effects of crop diseases on agroecosystems #envhist read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural...

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Searching for Stability: Banana Blight and the Revitalization of Jamaica's Sugar Industry, 1910–1940

Abstract. This article analyzes the revitalization of Jamaica's sugar industry in the first half of the twentieth century and the overall shift in agricultural focus from bananas back to sugar in the ...

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Ana Luiza Soares, PhD @analuizamsoares.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Sharing this amazing Serrapilheira’s article, so crucial in times of Marco Temporal being discussed in Brazilian congress. This study proves conservation isn’t just ethical; it’s vital for our economy. Protecting these lands means securing our future! serrapilheira.org/en/rainfall-...

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Rainfall from Amazonian Indigenous Territories accounts for 57% of Brazil's agricultural income - Instituto Serrapilheira

Survey warns that R$ 338 billion of Brazil’s economy is at risk due to environmental degradation in Indigenous Territories A landmark study by 10 scientists and […]

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Matt Plishka @mattplishka.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Excited to share my latest piece with the @carsoncenter.bsky.social on a banana disease “cure” and questions of trust in times of ecological crisis #envhist

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Ana Luiza Soares, PhD @analuizamsoares.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Amazing course this Spring at Vanderbilt University taught by my friend @phdjesus.bsky.social

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