Moises Lino e Silva
@linoesilva.bsky.social
Anthropologist. Faculty Member at UFBA - The Federal University of Bahia. Author of "Minoritarian Liberalism: a Travesti Life in a Brazilian Favela." (2022).
When one’s academic work is acknowledged in unexpected ways… I feel deeply honored. 🙏🏽
June 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
When one’s academic work is acknowledged in unexpected ways… I feel deeply honored. 🙏🏽
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT - "In what possible world could a calabash put a curse on one’s whole family? (…) And diapers could constitute reliable indicators of anal sex activity?" - Lino e Silva, M. “Politics of matter and politics of ontology.” HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory 15 (2025): 211–214.
May 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT - "In what possible world could a calabash put a curse on one’s whole family? (…) And diapers could constitute reliable indicators of anal sex activity?" - Lino e Silva, M. “Politics of matter and politics of ontology.” HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory 15 (2025): 211–214.
What a wonderfully engaged audience for my lecture @cmestunisia yesterday! I’m very thankful! 🙏🙏🙏
May 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What a wonderfully engaged audience for my lecture @cmestunisia yesterday! I’m very thankful! 🙏🙏🙏
A JRAI review of "Minoritarian Liberalism" just came out: “At the heart of this ethnography is Natasha, a travesti and a self-proclaimed ‘libertine whore’ who migrated from the Brazilian hinterland, where she struggled with being trans, to a favela which was experienced as a ‘liberal heterotopia’"
February 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A JRAI review of "Minoritarian Liberalism" just came out: “At the heart of this ethnography is Natasha, a travesti and a self-proclaimed ‘libertine whore’ who migrated from the Brazilian hinterland, where she struggled with being trans, to a favela which was experienced as a ‘liberal heterotopia’"
It is my birthday and I am proud of who I am! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
January 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is my birthday and I am proud of who I am! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
End of year gathering with current and former advisees! Proud of our journey! 💛
December 15, 2024 at 2:44 AM
End of year gathering with current and former advisees! Proud of our journey! 💛
Delighted to join CA’s editorial board! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
December 5, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Delighted to join CA’s editorial board! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
“A mesmerizing ethnography of the largest favela in Rio, where residents articulate their own politics of freedom against the backdrop of multiple forms of oppression.”
November 18, 2024 at 11:47 PM
“A mesmerizing ethnography of the largest favela in Rio, where residents articulate their own politics of freedom against the backdrop of multiple forms of oppression.”
With Gloria Wekker and Egbomi Cici @UFBA.
November 16, 2024 at 11:24 AM
With Gloria Wekker and Egbomi Cici @UFBA.