Brazil Institute Ten Year Report
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Brazil Institute Ten Year Report Ten Year Annual Review 1 Contents Looking Forward to the next ten years Looking forward to the next ten years 3 Founded in a period of enthusiasm the Institute. No less important About us 4 about Brazil, when many similar are issues related to urban space Objectives & outreach activities 5 initiatives were taking place in and the impacts of violence several countries, the Institute and drug trafficking. These are Timeline 6 proved to be solid, vibrant, and just some of the challenges to Staff 8 relevant, even when enthusiasm which the KBI can and should waned. contribute academically. Such PhD students 11 photo of Vinicius challenges, which at first might Visitors 13 At this turning point in global appear exclusive to Brazil, are Brazil institute partners 18 history, taking over the direction fundamentally global. of King’s Brazil Institute is a Partner universities in Brazil 20 great responsibility that comes When it first opened, the aim of Research seminars 22 with many immense but exciting KBI was to build bridges between Conferences 26 challenges. Brazil and the United Kingdom. The year 2020 will undoubtedly be Well, the past 10 years have seen Public lectures 27 tragically remembered in history First and foremost, it is a great these bridges both established Other events 34 for the pandemic of COVID-19. responsibility to continue and consolidated. Our mission Countries such as Brazil and the producing the high level of now is to guarantee the continued Brazil Week 37 United Kingdom, among the many academic and cultural debate circulation and expansion of Student participation 42 affected, count the number of that the Institute has already knowledge exchange between Where are they now? 44 people who contracted or perished consolidated. It is a further researchers, research projects, by the virus and face the damage to responsibility to continue experiences, public engagements, Text by Ambassador 46 their respective economies, as well projecting this profile of success and cultural expressions. Looking back at our first ten years 48 as the political challenges triggered by communicating the Institute’s by the crisis. activities to a wide audience. As I assume the role of Director at KBI, my one certainty is that I However, 2020 must also be The challenges will not be few. will not be alone in facing these remembered for a number of KBI has a responsibility to challenges. I know that I can other reasons. Reasons that contribute to the debate around count on a range of collaborators renew hope and demonstrate the decolonization of curricula and fellows from the Institute: how collaboration, partnerships, within the scope of Brazilian staff members from the most education, and solidarity can Studies, an effort that the KCL as a diverse departments of the help to build a better world. It is whole proposes. The Institute also College, partners in Brazilian, UK, for these reasons that we use this has the challenge of promoting European, and North American year to celebrate and mark the the accessibility of the knowledge universities, external partners, 10th anniversary of King’s Brazil it generates, contributing to the companies, governmental and Institute. democratization of knowledge non-governmental institutions, through research projects and friends of the Institute, the Senior Under its founder and first director, activities. Advisory Board, and so many Prof. Anthony Pereira, the KBI has others who have always believed in established itself internationally as In a year also marked by the and supported KBI’s mission. an academic point of reference for ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, Brazilian Studies. Over the past 10 it is a challenge to the Institute to May 2020 also be remembered for years, the Institute has organised contribute to a broad reflection the 10 years of the King’s Brazil and delivered countless activities, on racial issues, so pressing in Institute, and for the many decades such as seminars, conferences, and Brazil. With exponential rates of of celebration to come. public lectures, establishing itself deforestation across the Amazon as a central component of UK- region, environmental issues must Dr Viniucius Mariano de Carvalho Brazil relations. also be urgently addressed by SFHEA , Brazil institute King’s College London MSc Brazil in Global Perspective 2013 2 Brazil Institute Ten Year Annual Review 3 About us Objectives & Outreach activities OBJECTIVES The King’s Brazil Institute, founded in 2008, provides a focal point for The King’s Brazil Institute aims to be the Brazil-related activities across a range of academic disciplines. Today, premier educational body in the UK for the we are leading research on the internal political, economic, and social study of Brazil. Our prime objectives are: dynamics of Brazil, as well as its ever-changing international role. ◆ To serve as a hub for teaching and research Promoting an understanding of Brazil at and the John Ernsting Aerospace on contemporary Brazil at King’s College university level in the UK, the Institute Physiology Laboratory at the Pontifícia London. coordinates and develops Brazil-related Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul ◆ To cooperate in the analysis of Brazil research capabilities and Brazil-focused (PUCRS) in Porto Alegre. The Brazil with other academic, cultural, business, programmes of study across a range Institute collaborates with other centres, government, and philanthropic institutions. of disciplinary departments at King’s, departments, and institutes at King’s, while also building links with Brazilian as well as a network of affiliates and ◆ To enable and promote an increase in the organisations in education, the cultural fellows. The defining characteristic of understanding of Brazil and its people in the and creative sectors, business, and King’s Brazil Institute is its blend of UK and around the world through public government. Through these activities, internationalism and interdisciplinarity. events and publications. and as part of the College’s broader ◆ To serve as a bridge between academic internationalisation strategy, the The King’s Brazil Institute is part of the researchers on Brazil and those members of Institute aims to contribute to a growing School of Global Affairs in the Faculty of the wider public who are interested in the interdisciplinary interest in Brazil among Social Science & Public Policy at King’s country. both students and academics at King’s. College London, and is committed to advancing knowledge in the service to ◆ And by so doing, increase the reputation of King’s has pioneered the study of society, and dedicated to furthering the King’s and its public standing. Brazilian culture and history as a College’s international profile through concentrated subject area for the last scholarship, research, and policy solutions 30 years. In 1996, in association with of relevance to the world’s most dynamic the College’s Department of Portuguese and complex regions. The activities of the ACTIVITIES & Brazilian Studies, the King’s Centre Brazil Institute are geared to developing “The course off ered the opportunity to do an for the Study of Brazilian Culture & relationships with international partners The Brazil Institute aims to develop an internship and I travelled back to Brazil Society was created to promote research, and furthering King’s commitment to international reputation through a pro- for mine, enabling me to continue learning publishing, and events. The Centre has research that speaks directly to global gramme of activities focused on contempo- about the country and its language and gain now been incorporated into the Institute. questions and needs. With a primary focus rary Brazil, including: work experience too. on the BRIC economies, we are developing When people hear that you studied at King’s research links with Brazil are an agenda to generate comparative ◆ Hosting new research projects across different fields relating to Brazil while facilitating the exchange of students and King’s, there’s respect for having done so. further distinguished by the naming understanding of key regions and state researchers from and to Brazil; of two research centres in Brazil after actors in 21st century global politics. Fran Hunter King’s academics, namely, the Centro ◆ Developing academic links with Brazilian higher education institutions; MSc Brazil in Global Perspective 2013 “ de Apoio à Pesquisa ‘Robin Murray’ at Organising high profile guest lectures & symposia by prominent Brazilian figures on issues relating to Brazil; Brazil Institute, King’s College London the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) ◆ ◆ Hosting joint events with organisations committed to promoting an awareness of Brazil in the UK, such as Canning House and Chatham House; ◆ Acting as an umbrella for the creation of new courses and academic appointments concerning Brazil; ◆ Fostering links with Brazilian organisations in the UK and Brazil, for example through the Embassy of Brazil and the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, as well as with British organisations interested in Brazil; ◆ Hosting a variety of cultural and academic events during the yearly “Brazil Week” at King’s. PROGRAMMES MODULES ◆ PhD Brazilian Studies Research ◆ Contemporary Brazil ◆ Joint PhD in International Relations with the University of São Paulo ◆ MSc in Global Affairs 4 Brazil Institute Ten Year Annual Review 5 Timeline: the first 10 years September 2011 August 2014 The Brazil Institute The First Cohort March 2014 holds BRASA XIII