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Podcast: “Too crazy to be a mother?”

The Transnational Network of Research on Dispossessed, Violated, and Violent Maternities (REMA) has just released the fifth episode of the podcast “Threatened Maternities” (listen to the other episodes here), titled “Too Crazy to be a Mother?“ This episode addresses the (dis)encounters between race, motherhood, and madness by reconstructing the cases of Maria and Conceição (fictitious names), two Black women socially labeled as mad. They were treated at a Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) III in Baixada …

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HIV Prevention

Researcher Claudia Mora (CLAM/IMS/UERJ) gave an interview to the newspaper “Fala Roça” about PrEP and PEP, HIV prevention medications provided by Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), which has wide circulation in the Rocinha favela. According to the 2014 HIV and AIDS Epidemiological Bulletin from the Ministry of Health, it is estimated that one million people live with HIV and AIDS in Brazil, with 70% being male. In 2023, 46,495 cases of HIV infection were reported …

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The CLAM in the media

The CLAM in the Media Researchers Ueslei Solaterrar (CLAM/IMS/UERJ and REMA) and Tamara Vicaroni (CLAM/IMS/UERJ and REMA) published an article in the column of the Transnational Network of Research on Deprived, Violated, and Assaulted Maternities (REMA) in the Brasil de Fato newspaper. The article, titled “And Ain’t I a Woman?”: The Deprivation of Motherhood for “Mad Women,” discusses state-driven processes of stripping motherhood rights from women socially classified as mad or incapable, based on mental …

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Event: Red December: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care at IFF/Fiocruz

On December 6, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, the event “Red December: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care at IFF/Fiocruz” will take place. The morning session will feature presentations of research conducted by students and alumni of the Graduate Program in Child and Women’s Health at the Fernandes Figueira Institute, National Institute of Women, Child, and Adolescent Health (PPGSCM). The session will be chaired by researcher Ivia Maksud. Presenters Luciana Miranda, Mariana Darmont, Tayná Silva, …

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Article Submissions call for the Dossier: “Human Breastfeeding, Care, and Intersectionality”

The Uruguayan Journal of Anthropology and Ethnography is now accepting submissions for its dossier, open-topic articles (within the journal’s scope), and reviews for Volume 10, Issue 2, 2025. The submission deadline is April 1, 2025. Dossier: Human Breastfeeding, Care and Intersectionality. This dossier invites the submission of articles that critically explore the various dimensions of breastfeeding and care from an intersectional perspective. Focusing on human breastfeeding and its associated processes, we are seeking works that …

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