Maria Figueira

Science: Studies in History, Philosophy, and Scientific Culture
Contact:
figueimaria@gmail.com
Biography
Maria Figueira is a masters student in Anthropology, Specialization in Visual Cultures, at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities. She has a degree in Anthropology from the University of Coimbra (2017), having obtained the Academic Merit Award from the University of Coimbra in the academic year 2016/17 (3% of the Best Students Award).
During her degree she participated in the Erasmus+ Mobility Program at Københavns Universitet (Denmark). She was part of the independent debate group, «Agora Pensa» (2015-2016) and was part of the Anthropology Students Group of the University of Coimbra (NEA-AAC, 2015-2016), participating in the design and organisation of the conference «Destino Europa» , supported by the University of Coimbra. She did additional training in Documentary and Museology (2019) at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities. She was an intern and worked as a collaborator at the Lisbon Museum where she participated in the realization of the exhibition «Hortas de Lisboa. From the Middle Ages to the 21st Century» at the Lisbon Museum (2019-2020).
She is currently a research fellow in the project TRANSMAT — Transnational Materialities (1850-1930): Reconstituting collections and connecting histories (PTDC/FER-HFC/2793/2020).
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- Social sciences
- Sociology
- Anthropology
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- Fellow of the project “TRANSMAT — Transnational Materialities (1850-1930): Reconstituting collections and connecting histories” — Coordinated by Elisabete Pereira (IHC — University of Évora) and funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/FER-HFC/2793/2020). 2021-2023 [link]
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Online course of the NOVA FCSH Summer School that focuses on the history of the management of diamond mines and the mineworkers. A Global History
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Detalhes do Evento
Online course of the NOVA FCSH Summer School that focuses on the history of the management of diamond mines and the mineworkers.
A Global History of Diamond Mining
Teacher: Tijl Vanneste
Schedule: 4 to 12 August | 4 August, 8 to 11AM; following days, 8 to 10AM
Duration: 15h
Type: online
Goals:
Students will develop an understanding of the global history of diamond mining, particularly the management of the mines and the mineworkers. They will also be able to connect this history to the larger histories of slavery, colonialism, labour, technology and capitalism. Secondly, studying diamond mining allows for students to improve their skills in comparative history, and will expand their know-how on relating the present to the past. A number of issues that have been crucial in diamond mining are still extremely relevant today – child’s labour in dangerous circumstances, ecological damage, the mixing of private and state interests. Diamond mining offers an historical interpretation of these phenomena.
Summary programme:
- Session 1 – Introduction
- Session 2 – Diamonds from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century
- Session 3 – The History of Diamonds in Brazil
- Session 4 – The Discovery of Diamonds in Africa
- Session 5 – The De Beers empire
- Session 6 – Mining in the Post-Colonial World
- Session 7 – Ecological Concerns & Roundtable
The course will be taught in English
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Tempo
(Segunda-feira) 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Localização
Link to be provided to registered students
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Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA FCSH and Luís Krus Centre — Life-long Trainingclk.flv@fcsh.unl.pt Avenida de Berna, 26-C — 1069-061 Lisbon
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