Art, ecology and political engagement in Brazil (1964-1985)

• Grant number: 17/05442-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: July 01, 2017
• End date: November 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Art Fundamentals and Criticism
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Valladão de Mattos Avolese
• Grantee: Claudia Valladão de Mattos Avolese
• Host Investigator: Yukio Mizuta Lippit
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Harvard University, Cambridge, United States

Abstract

The present project aims at researching the connections between art, ecology and politics during the dictatorship period in Brazil (1964-1985), establishing connections between this production and the engagement of artists in ecological issues in the United States in the same period. (AU)