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Authors Information
SequenceTypeName TitleFirst NameLast NameDepartmentInstitute / Affiliation
1 Author Dr. Amurabi Oliveira Sociology and Political Science Federal University of Santa Catarina
Abstract Information
TrackID
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IUAES23_ABS_P7801
Abstract Theme
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P004 - Anthropology and archival sources: institutional experiences and possibilities of use
Abstract Title
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Arthur Ramos (1903-1949) and RĂ¼diger Bilden (1893-1980): exchanges and alliance in the construction of Afro-Brazilian studies
Short Abstract
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In this work, I examine the exchanges of correspondence between Arthur Ramos (1903-1949) and RĂ¼diger Bilden (1893-1980) during the construction period of Afro-Brazilian studies, mapping the networks in which they were inserted and how these networks of alliances and exchanges shaped this field. The research was conducted at the Arthur Ramos Archive of the National Library (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Long Abstract
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Arthur Ramos (1903-1949) and Rüdiger Bilden (1893-1980) were central figures in the construction and consolidation of Afro-Brazilian studies, taking part in a collaborative network that involved several other Brazilian and American researchers, such as Gilberto Freyre (1900- 1987), Edison Carneiro (1912-1972), Melville Herskovits (1895-1963), Donald Pierson (1900-1995) and Ruth Landes (1908-1991).
The two researchers were in different positions in the academic field; Arthur Ramos was a professor of anthropology in Brazil, while Bilden encountered many difficulties in obtaining a permanent position in the United States; however, he was close to some of the main names in anthropology, such as Franz Boas (1858-1942). Despite the asymmetry, they developed an important partnership decisive for the debate on Afro-Brazilian studies between the 1930s and 1940s.
In this work, I am interested in reconstituting the networks of relationships established between Ramos and Bilden, using the correspondence exchanged between them as a source, available at the Arthur Ramos Archive at the National Library (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). From this reconstitution, it is possible to understand, on the one hand, the power relations and alliances that were being established in the field of Afro-Brazilian studies, on the other hand, the self-representation that these agents were producing about themselves.

Abstract Keywords
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Archives, Brazilian Anthropology, Afro-Brazilian Studies