BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15425-c4176c56d4a39ebe774a88bc2635b17b@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20261002T143534Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T110000 SUMMARY:African Studies Global Virtual Forum: Decoloniality and Southern Epistem ologies—Adilbenia Freire Machado DESCRIPTION:\nTitle- “African-Brazilian Philosophies: Ancestral Feminine Knowledges in the Weavings of Afro-Referenced and Counter-Colonial Thou ght ”\n\nAbstract\n\nThis conversation aims\, through African-Brazilian philosophies\, to bring forward feminine perspectives grounded in philos ophies of ancestrality and enchantment - denouncing the colonialities th at permeate our daily lives while proclaiming counter-colonial perspecti ves. Afro-referenced thought carries within it afropindorâmicas and Afro -Indigenous references\, with the land as our first ancestrality\; as a guide\, thus\, thinking our territories and from them is foundational. U nderstanding our body as our first territory\, so “the body is ground.” At this crossroads of thought of counter-colonial movements\, ancestrali ty\, and body-land\, we arrive at the philosophy of the Ser-tão\, which invites us to be in all our dimension.\n\nBio\n\nAdilbênia Freire Machad o holds a doctoral degree in education from the Federal University of Ce ará (UFC)\, a master’s degree in education from the Federal University o f Bahia (UFBA)\, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the State Un iversity of Ceará (UECE). She is an associate professor at the Multidisc iplinary Institute\, Department of Education and Society\, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)\, and a faculty member in the Grad uate Program in Education: Contemporary Contexts and Popular Demands (UF RRJ). She is a coordinator of the African and Afro-Diasporic Philosophy hub of the Brazilian Association of Black Researchers (ABPN)\, and the P hilosophy and Liberation Association (AFyL - Brazil). She leads the rese arch group “Odus do Ser-tão: African Philosophies\, Ancestrality\, Encha ntment\, and Afro-Referenced Knowledges.” She is also a member of the La boratory for Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Studies (LEAFRO - UFRRJ)\, th e Center for Cearense Africanidades (NACE): enchantment\, pretagogia\, a ncestrality at UFC\, and a founding member of the Africanidades Network at UFBA. Additionally\, she is affiliated with the Brazilian Network of Women Philosophers\, the Working Group on Philosophy of Liberation\, Lat in American and African Philosophy\, and the Working Group on Philosophy and Race (National Association of Graduate Studies in Philosophy - ANPO F)\, as well as the Encantarias Collective - CE. She has experience in t he fields of African philosophies\, philosophy\, and education\, working primarily on the following topics: African philosophies\, African-Brazi lian philosophies\, and Afro-referenced philosophies\; philosophies of a ncestrality and enchantment\; ancestral feminine knowledges\; African an d Afro-Brazilian history\, culture\, and education\; education for ethni c-racialrRelations\; Afro-referenced curricula and methodologies\; Odus methodologies\; and African philosophy in the Adinkras. She is the autho r of the book  African Philosophy: Ancestrality and Enchantment as Forma tive Inspirations for the Teaching of Africanidades (2019)\, editor of f our academic volumes\, and author of over 40 articles published in acade mic journals and edited books. She is also organizing a forthcoming book titled African Philosophies Woven by Voices of Women.\n\nFor more detai ls: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/african-studies-global-virtual-forum -decoloniality-and-southern-epistemologies-adilbenia-freire-machado/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Title- “African -Brazilian Philosophies: Ancestral Feminine Knowledges in the Weavings o f Afro-Referenced and Counter-Colonial Thought ”

Abstract

Th is conversation aims, through African-Brazilian philosophies, to bring f orward feminine perspectives grounded in philosophies of ancestrality an d enchantment - denouncing the colonialities that permeate our daily liv es while proclaiming counter-colonial perspectives. Afro-referenced thou ght carries within it afropindorâmicas and Afro-Indigenous references, w ith the land as our first ancestrality; as a guide, thus, thinking our t erritories and from them is foundational. Understanding our body as our first territory, so “the body is ground.” At this crossroads of thought of counter-colonial movements, ancestrality, and body-land, we arrive at the philosophy of the Ser-tão, which invites us to be in all our dimens ion.

Bio

Adilbênia Freire Machado holds a doctoral degree in education from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), a master’s degree in education from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), and a bachelo r’s degree in philosophy from the State University of Ceará (UECE). She is an associate professor at the Multidisciplinary Institute, Department of Education and Society, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (U FRRJ), and a faculty member in the Graduate Program in Education: Contem porary Contexts and Popular Demands (UFRRJ). She is a coordinator of the African and Afro-Diasporic Philosophy hub of the Brazilian Association of Black Researchers (ABPN), and the Philosophy and Liberation Associati on (AFyL - Brazil). She leads the research group “Odus do Ser-tão: Afric an Philosophies, Ancestrality, Enchantment, and Afro-Referenced Knowledg es.” She is also a member of the Laboratory for Afro-Brazilian and Indig enous Studies (LEAFRO - UFRRJ), the Center for Cearense Africanidades (N ACE): enchantment, pretagogia, ancestrality at UFC, and a founding membe r of the Africanidades Network at UFBA. Additionally, she is affiliated with the Brazilian Network of Women Philosophers, the Working Group on P hilosophy of Liberation, Latin American and African Philosophy, and the Working Group on Philosophy and Race (National Association of Graduate S tudies in Philosophy - ANPOF), as well as the Encantarias Collective - C E. She has experience in the fields of African philosophies, philosophy, and education, working primarily on the following topics: African philo sophies, African-Brazilian philosophies, and Afro-referenced philosophie s; philosophies of ancestrality and enchantment; ancestral feminine know ledges; African and Afro-Brazilian history, culture, and education; educ ation for ethnic-racialrRelations; Afro-referenced curricula and methodo logies; Odus methodologies; and African philosophy in the Adinkras. She is the author of the book  African Philosophy: Ancestrality and Ench antment as Formative Inspirations for the Teaching of Africanidades (2019), editor of four academic volumes, and author of over 40 articles published in academic journals and edited books. She is also organizing a forthcoming book titled African Philosophies Woven by Voices of Women .

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