Francisco Vanildo Leite

Francisco Leite is an associate researcher and vice-Head of ArC2 - Anti-Racist Studies in Communication and Consumption Research Group, School of Communications and Arts, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the same institution. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at University of Verona (2019), University of Bologna and University of Trento (2014), Italy, funded by Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement and São Paulo Research Foundation, Brazil. Among other publications in Portuguese and English, Francisco co-edited the books Pblicidade Antirracista: reflexões, caminhos e desafios (2019) and O negro nos espaços publicitários brasileiros: perspectivas contemporâneas em diálogo (2011). He researches anti-racism, anti-oppression, mediatization, media consumption and responsible artificial intelligence. + info: leitefco@gmail.com (Source: Lattes Curriculum)