Roberto DaMatta
Roberto DaMatta | |
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| Born | July 29, 1936 |
| Education | Harvard University |
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| Fields | Anthropology |
| Workplaces | University of Notre Dame |
Roberto DaMatta (born July 29, 1936) is a Brazilian anthropologist. He is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.[1] DaMatta graduated in history at the Fluminense Federal University and received his PhD from Harvard University.
He taught at his alma mater and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as at the National Museum.[2] In 2022, he was awarded the Prêmio Machado de Assis for his body of work.[3]
DaMatta is the author of many books, including Carnivals, Rogues and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma.[1]
Selected works
- Carnavais, malandros e heróis: Para uma sociologia do dilema brasileiro, 1979.
- Translated into English as Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma, University of Notre Dame Press, 1991.
- A Divided World: Apinaye Social Structure, Harvard University Press, 1982.
See also
References
- 1 2 Roberto DaMatta profile Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Anthropology, the University of Notre Dame
- ↑ "PUC-Rio - Vice-Reitoria para Assuntos Acadêmicos". vrac.puc-rio.br. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ "Antropólogo Roberto DaMatta é o vencedor do Prêmio Machado de Assis de 2022". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
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- 1936 births
- Brazilian anthropologists
- Living people
- University of Notre Dame faculty
- Brazilian columnists
- People from Niterói
- Harvard University alumni
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- Academic staff of Fluminense Federal University
- Academic staff of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
- Recipients of the Machado de Assis Prize
- Professors of the National Museum of Brazil