Echoes of scientific thought in society: the late 19th century-early 20th century ‘race science’ in Argentina and Brazil (Sept 2022, São Paulo, Brazil)

University of São Paulo, Brazil (virtual), Sep. 19-23, 2022
Website: https://19racialtheoriesla.wixsite.com/racialtheories
Contact information: Marcelo Monetti Pavani (marcelopavani@alumni.usp.br)

This workshop discusses the “race sciences” as they appeared in 19th-century literature. The aim is to focus on its appropriation by the South American intellectual landscape in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, emphasizing Argentina and Brazil. The panels highlight its articulation with different sociocultural domains, such as the medical, educational, and literary, and the construction of national identities in both countries. The panelists were invited among prestigious scholars in the field. They will bring the perspective of different areas, such as history and social studies of science, history of medicine, and Latin-American studies.