Rosalia Diogo
Visiting professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University of Mozambique
Rosalia Diogo is teacher, journalist, social psychologist, arts curator and cultural activist, with a professional career linked to communication, culture and social studies. She works as a curator at the Casarão das Artes Negras Cultural Institute in Brazil and as director of the Canjerê Magazine, from where she promotes reflection and visibility of black cultures.
His professional activity combines journalistic practice with cultural management and university teaching. His research has focused on areas such as literature, culture, feminism and social studies, with special attention to Afro-Brazilian and African Portuguese-language cultural productions.
Diogo has a degree in journalism, a master's degree in Social Psychology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, a doctorate in Literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais and has completed a post-doctorate in Anthropology at the University of Barcelona. He has recently served as visiting professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University, in Mozambique.
Featured works
Media and Racism: essays. A work of essays that explores how the media represents and constructs narratives about race and identity in Brazil.
What is Feminism? (Co-author) A title that introduces fundamental concepts of feminism and the way gender relations are articulated.
What is Racism? (Co-author) An informative text that addresses concepts of structural and ideological racism.
The denial of racial reality by the media and elites contributes to the perpetuation of racist discourses
When media representation relegates the active presence of black people, it reinforces stigmas and limits their visibility.
Contemporary racism is articulated, not only by overt exclusion, but by the ways in which the average normalizes exclusion.