Researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Portugal and Ukraine participate in the fourth edition of the International Conference on Ethnography of Leiria, which will take place on Saturday in the parish of Caranguejeira.
Tungsten smuggling, artisanal mullet fishing, Ukrainian costumes from the 19th and 20th centuries, the collections of the Penamacor Museum, rivers with history or the poetics of the era are some of the topics that will be addressed in this initiative promoted by the Leiria town hall and the Doña Julinha Municipal Agromuseum.
“The fourth International Ethnography Conference also serves to have a moment of reflection and study within the area of ethnography,” bringing together “academics and non-academics” in a day of exchange and debate, Adélio Amaro explained to the Lusa agency.
This year, the conferences feature 12 speakers divided into four panels. “We have people from Ukraine, Brazil, Spain, Argentina, as well as Portuguese, in an alliance that involves several institutions, such as the University of Salamanca, among others.”
At the Social and Parish Center of Caranguejeira, one of the parishes in the municipality of Leiria, four topics will be discussed. “The first will be about the ‘Routes of knowledge and know-how’, the second about ‘Art and ethnomusicology’, a third ‘Museology and society’ and a last ‘From tradition to contemporaneity’.”
This year, the International Ethnography Conference also extends to a second day, Sunday, November 17, with a practical session on “Origins, symphonic tradition and popular culture”, at the Chãs Philharmonic Auditorium, in Regueira de Pontes.
A few days before the fourth edition, the coordinator of the International Ethnography Conference makes “a very positive assessment” of the initiative. “The participation has been excellent, with many people, not only from Leiria, but from all over the country, as well as international people. Even for the fourth rounds we already have people from various parts of our country registered and also some foreigners, especially Spaniards.”
The reflection on ethnography promoted by Leiria has attracted “researchers, academics, but we also have curious people who like this field and come to exchange experiences,” concluded Adélio Amaro.
Source: Observadora
