Federal Program “Brazil Without Homophobia” Explained by Felipe Fernandes

A Talk about Educational Policy and the Fight against Homophobia in Brazil.

PhD Candidate Felipe Bruno Martins Fernandes, who is currently enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Program in Gender Studies at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil), is currently in New York City as a Scholar-in-Residence (2009-10) at CUNY’s CLAGS (Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Department).

Listen to Felipe Fernandes Talk about “Brazil Without Homophobia” (right click and save)

In 2004, the Workers Party administration of President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva launched “Brazil without Homophobia,” an unprecedented program calling for the adoption of public policies to combat homophobia across federal ministries.

This presentation will examine the agenda implemented by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, in which policies articulated various actors and institutions, including social movements, civil servants, and universities/academics. It will review major measures taken through vis-à-vis educational courses, seminars, the publication of teaching resources, evaluations, and national awards, as well as the political relations and tensions among these actors in the design and implementation of policies.

Watch this video for a quick preview of Felipe Fernandes’s work.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpS0WdwSs9I