St John’s College
Old Divinity School, Lightfoot Room
University of Cambridge
Workshop: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Beyond the Turmoil: Transformations and
Challenges of Contemporary Brazil
9.00-9.30 Coffee
9.30-10.00 Welcoming Remarks
Christopher Dobson, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge
Joanna Page, Director, Centre of Latin American Studies, Cambridge
Eduardo dos Santos, Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom
10.00-12.30 Patterns and challenges of Brazilian democracy
Chair: Graham Denyer Willis, University of Cambridge
Anthony W. Pereira, Brazil Institute, King’s College London
Emerson Urizzi Cervi, Federal University of Paraná and University of Salamanca
Fiona Macaulay, University of Bradford
Discussant: Timothy Power, Latin American Centre, University of Oxford
12.30-14.15 Lunch (not provided)
14.15-17.00 Media, public opinion and crisis
Chair: Pedro Floriano Ribeiro, University of Cambridge and Federal University of São Carlos
Tomas Undurraga, University College London
Mario Fuks, Federal University of Minas Gerais and University of Oxford
Alessandra Aldé, State University of Rio de Janeiro and University of Oxford
Discussant: Olivier Dabène, OPALC, Sciences Po
17.00-18.00 Refreshments
Kindly supported by:
St John’s College and the Centre of Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge
Embassy of Brazil, London