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| Associação Brasileira de Antropologia | |
|---|---|
| Name | Associação Brasileira de Antropologia |
| Formation | 1962 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Brasília |
| Region served | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Associação Brasileira de Antropologia is the principal professional association for anthropologists in Brazil, serving as a national forum linking researchers, educators, and practitioners across universities, museums, and public institutions. The association convenes scholars from diverse subfields, connecting members with institutions such as Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional (Brazil), Fundação Nacional do Índio, and international bodies like International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Royal Anthropological Institute and American Anthropological Association. It plays a central role in coordinating scholarly publishing, organizing congresses, and representing Brazilian anthropology in dialogues with ministries and cultural agencies including Ministério da Cultura (Brazil), Ministério da Educação (Brazil), and Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.
The association emerged in the early 1960s amid institutional developments at Universidade de Brasília and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, with founding figures connected to networks around Claude Lévi-Strauss, Gilberto Freyre, Florestan Fernandes, Raymundo Faoro, and Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. During the military regime associated with the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état its membership navigated tensions involving academic freedom, aligning with movements present in Universidade de São Paulo and cultural institutions such as Museu de Arte de São Paulo. In subsequent decades it engaged with debates on indigenous rights alongside FUNAI and civil society organizations like Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra and participated in international exchanges with UNESCO, World Council of Indigenous Peoples, and the International Labour Organization.
Governance is conducted through an elected executive committee patterned after associations such as American Anthropological Association and Royal Anthropological Institute, with statutory bodies akin to those at Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico and consultative councils reflecting ties to universities like Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and research institutes such as Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas Aplicadas. Leadership roles have been held by scholars affiliated with Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, and regional centers including Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Committees oversee ethics, publications, and international relations, liaising with entities like Comissão Nacional da Verdade when addressing historical controversies.
Membership comprises professors, graduate students, museum curators, and field researchers connected to departments at Universidade Federal do Ceará, Universidade Federal do Pará, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, and technical staff from institutions such as Instituto Socioambiental and Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. Regional chapters operate in metropolitan hubs including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, and Amazonian centers in Belém and Manaus, fostering links with local museums like Museu do Índio and research stations associated with Sociedade Brasileira de Antropologia collaborations. Student groups coordinate with graduate programs at Universidade Federal Fluminense and international exchange partners such as Universidade de Coimbra and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.
The association produces flagship journals and bulletins that serve as outlets parallel to publications like Mana, Revista de Antropologia, and international journals such as American Anthropologist and Current Anthropology, while collaborating with university presses at Editora Universidade de São Paulo and Editora da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Its editorial program covers ethnography, archaeology, visual anthropology, and applied research tied to projects with Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, and heritage studies involving Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional. Special issues have intersected with themes from conferences hosted alongside organizations like Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais and funded initiatives from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
Annual and quadrennial meetings attract presenters from institutions such as Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Universidade de Brasília, and international delegations from British Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, and École pratique des hautes études. Conferences address topics including indigenous epistemologies linked to Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Rurais, heritage management connected to Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, and urban ethnography relevant to municipalities like São Paulo and Salvador, Bahia. Workshops and symposia often partner with NGOs such as Greenpeace Brazil and research councils like Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico.
The association coordinates curricular recommendations for graduate programs at Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-funded departments, contributes to policy dialogues with Ministério da Educação (Brazil), and partners with museums including Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia and Museu Nacional (Brazil) for internship and training schemes. Outreach initiatives include collaborations with indigenous organizations such as Associação Indígena de Xingu and community projects in Amazonian municipalities like Altamira, Pará and São Gabriel da Cachoeira to support participatory research, digital archives with Arquivo Nacional (Brazil), and public anthropology programs broadcast via cultural venues like Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro).
The association engages in advocacy on matters related to indigenous peoples in dialogue with Fundação Nacional do Índio and legal actors such as the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, participates in debates on cultural heritage administered by Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, and provides expert testimony informing legislation considered by the National Congress of Brazil. It has issued position statements on issues intersecting with initiatives by Ministério do Meio Ambiente (Brazil), human rights concerns raised by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, and participated in international treaty discussions involving UNESCO and the International Labour Organization.
Category:Anthropology organizations Category:Learned societies of Brazil