Family and conjugality: further inquiries on the blesser phenomenon in Cape Town, South Africa

• Grant number: 22/10076-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: December 29, 2022
• End date: December 28, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Anthropology
• Principal Investigator: Laura Moutinho da Silva
• Grantee: Thais Henriques Tiriba
• Supervisor: Maria Rabe
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa
• Associated to the scholarship: 19/01498-9 - Blessers and Blesseess: sex, affection and consumption in the "new" South Africa, BP.DR

Abstract

In this BEPE proposal, an arm of my ongoing Ph.D. research which investigates the landscape of sexual, affective and material exchanges in intergenerational relationships in Cape Town, South Africa, I propose a 12-month BEPE research stay at the University of the Western Cape, under the supervision of Professor Marlize Rabe, preeminent scholar of family studies. I justify the proposal by arguing it would strengthen my ongoing research on three fronts: theoretical perspectives, maintenance and extension of academic networks, and resumption and continuation of in-site fieldwork. (AU)