Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Peace Studies (WESIPS) Conference in Sevilla May 2015 The organizers invite abstract submissions for the Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Peace Studies (WESIPS) Conference to be held at the Center for Cross-Cultural Study in Seville, Spain on May 29-30, 2015. This...
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Agressões em Belo Monte Indígenas Denunciam Agressões em Belo Monte. Protestos de índios no local de construção da hidrelétrica já dura cinco dias. Índios Xikrin denunciaram ao Ministério Público Federal (MPF) que foram recebidos com bombas e balas de borracha ao tentarem entrar no canteiro de...
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Exploração sexual de meninas indígenas O Ministério Público Federal no Amazonas (MPF/AM) entrou com ação civil pública para pedir a condenação de dez pessoas acusadas de praticarem diversos crimes relacionados à exploração sexual de meninas e adolescentes indígenas em São Gabriel da Cachoeira, cidade a 852...
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Steven (Steve) Rubenstein In Memoriam: 1962-2012 It is with great sadness that we report the death of our dear colleague, Steve Rubenstein, Steve died March 8, 2012, in his home in Liverpool, where he had been living since 2006. Steve was a Reader in Latin American...
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A Question of Perspective Josefine Borrmann, Julia Luhnau, 2013 A Question of Perspective is a documentary investigating the history and current effect of organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on the lives of contemporary families. How do the preparations for the Olympics in Rio change the lives of...
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Neil Whitehead In Memoriam: 1956-2012 Our hearts are heavy with the news of the passing of Neil Whitehead, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an inspiring colleague, mentor, and friend. Neil passed away in Madison after a bout with illness. He was well-known...
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