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David Thompson
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Hello! I'm an anthropologist, I study prisons, abolition and other things in Rio de Janeiro.
Sadly, I'm not at the AAAs this year, but my book is! Come find it at the Stanford University Press stall. #AAA2025
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s real!
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I'm giving two talks next week about gender, race and redemption in Brazil's prisons. First up, 08/10 at the University Newcastle:
October 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Next week! Join a virtual conversation with myself and and Prof. Tarini Bedi about our work on March 21.
March 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Home smells like sea salt and eucalyptus.
January 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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December 3, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Listening to the sentencing for the assassinato of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes in Praça do Lume, in front of Marielle’s statue.
October 31, 2024 at 9:24 PM
For the last year, for a few mornings each week, I wake up at 5 or 6 and come out here (Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro) to swim for an hour. One of the best things I’ve ever done - when everything feels heavy, somehow I still float.
September 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Semana que viene se presenta el libro del fotógrafo extraordinario, Ezequiel Narcisi! Oasis y Espejismo: Apuntes en la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Con la introducción traducida al inglés por mí mismo!
September 10, 2024 at 11:37 PM