Luís Cláudio Mendes

Computer Technician from the Instituto Federal do Sul de Minas Gerais, Campus Inconfidentes (2019-2021). Currently studying Social Sciences (Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and Teaching Degree in Social Sciences) at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). Member of the Study Group on Radical Black Thought and Ethnographic Theory (Errante/Unicamp), in the Department of Anthropology at the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH/Unicamp), and has been conducting scientific research through the Institutional Program for Scientific Initiation Scholarships (PIBIC/CNPq) since 2022. Her research focuses on topics related to Race Relations, Gender and Sexuality, Black Thought, and Radical Queer Theory in Urban Anthropology. He is currently studying the architecture and sociability of downtown Campinas from the perspective of black queers, intersecting urban studies with queer and critical studies of race. He has also worked on research, culture, and education projects on Afro-Brazilian culture, Brazilian historical and cultural heritage, and art education at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Campinas (MACC), Bacia Cultural, and the Afro Routes in Schools project. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)