Newsletter #300

OSCAR SALA CHAIR

Virgílio Almeida, new holder of the Oscar Sala Chair, will research human-algorithm interaction

On April 25, at 2:30 pm, computer scientist Virgílio Almeida, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG,) will take office as the new holder of the Oscar Sala Chair, succeeding semiotician Lucia Santaella. He will develop the project Human-Algorithm Interactions. For Almeida, understanding the social, political, and economic impacts of algorithms, whether positive or negative, is a research challenge and a relevant topic for the construction of governance mechanisms and public policies.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Book analyzes academic freedom from a legal point of view

Nina Ranieri, from the State Law Department of USP's Faculty of Law and a member of IEA's Board, and Angela Limongi, from the same department, are the organizers of "Academic Freedom: Legal Aspects in Comparative Perspective," an ebook launched in March. For Ranieri, the foundations of academic freedom in Brazil are under tension due to ideological, financial, and institutional conflicts, but "its importance and normative force have been confirmed in most situations in which they have been tested."

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Podcast debates literary narratives about the Brazilian family

The first episode of the podcast “Fables of the Brazilian Family" is already on Spotify (Portuguese only.) Still to be launched, there are other 11 stories written by students of the cultural diffusion course "Family Figurations in Brazilian Literature of the 20th Century," taught by Professor Belinda Mandelbaum in 2020, during her participation in IEA’s Sabbatical Year Program. The expectation is that the podcast, as well as the texts and artistic productions, will allow the "creation of a multifaceted panorama built from multiple perspectives on the Brazilian family in contemporary times."

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Nina Ranieri and Luciana Santos Barbosa are the new members of IEA's Board

At the end of February, Dean Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Jr. appointed Professor Nina Ranieri, from USP's Faculty of Law, to integrate the Institute's Board for two years. Ranieri has already participated in several activities of the IEA and is a member of USP's Center for Public Policy Research (NUPPs,) based at the Institute. Also in February, the representation of USP postgraduate students chose doctoral student Luciana Santos Barbosa for the vacancy intended for a member of the student body of the University.

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AGENDA

April 12, at 10:00 am - Agenda 2023 – Economic Policy for the Development of ST&I: Between Budgetary Challenges and the Need for Investment

A seminar to discuss the paths that economic policy must follow so that the ST&I policy is carried out, and which macroeconomic variable is key for investments in the sector. Watch live.

April 13, at 2:00 pm - Everyday Spatialities of Living on the Streets of São Paulo in COVID-19 Times: Articulating Research and Practice

Second of three meetings organized by the UrbanSus Cycle on how the social sciences can contribute to professionals working with the homeless population. Watch live.

April 20, at 10:00 am - "O Terceiro Excluído: Contribuição para uma Antropologia Dialética" (pre-launch)

Political scientist and philosopher Fernando Haddad will give a presentation at the pre-launch of his new book, in which he criticizes the current models of three disciplines: biology, anthropology, and linguistics. Watch live.

April 20, at 2:00 pm - CREN Project "Cultivating Horizons:" Education in Particularly Challenging Brazilian Contexts

Based on the history and methodology of the Center for Nutritional Recovery and Education (CREN), this event will discuss concrete proposals for education within the challenges of the Brazilian context. Watch live.

INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS DA USP / INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES OF USP

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