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In November’s SETS seminar, Fátima Portilho, from Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, will present her research on political consumption in Latin America.

Fatima holds a PhD in Social Sciences from UNICAMP (Brazil) and Oxford University (UK). Her research navigates the fields of Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Food, and Theory of Social Practices. Her work focuses on processes of politicization of consumption and everyday life, food activism, alternative food networks, and social movements.

Short abstract of her talk

Political consumerism takes a different trajectory in Latin America when compared with the northern hemisphere. Reasons include how social movements are driving forces for sustainable consumption. The region has a strong tradition of social movements, and they have incorporated, in some way, political consumerism tools into their action repertoire. Nonetheless, more emphasis is still put on working through the parliamentary arena rather than using the market as an arena for political pressure. The talk will discuss these specificities and the limitations and opportunities for the expansion of political consumerism throughout the continent, with a focus on Brazil.

The seminar is online, on November 9th at 3 pm (UK time)

Zoom Meeting joining details:

https://unitn.zoom.us/j/85334570893

Meeting ID: 853 3457 0893

Password: SETS

SETS is a joint initiative between the Research Group on Collective Action, Change, and Transition at the University of Trento, the Centre for Sustainable and Socially Responsible Consumption at Bournemouth University, and the Environmental Sociology Section at the University of Orebro. The seminars are open to a diverse audience, including academics, students, practitioners, social movements, and the non-specialist public.

The 2022-2023 calendar is available here: https://socioecologico.com/2022/08/02/socio-ecological-transitions-seminar-sets-a-y-2022-2023/