 CONTACT: Bryan Kennedy 462 Marston Avenue, Madison, WI 53703 414-431-4236 (home) 608-662-1444 x232 (work) 608-662-1443 (fax) kennedy at aft-wisconsin.org Bryan Kennedy will negotiate costs with you. Contact him directly to make arrangements.  REGION:Milwaukee County, Madison/Dane County, Quad Counties Region HUMANITIES EXPERTISE: Cultural Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Brazilian Culture, Ethnic Studies, Portuguese Language |
BRYAN KENNEDYBryan Kennedy is a specialist in Brazilian culture and is assistant professor of Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has lived extensively in Brazil and has been fascinated with Brazil's underclass for more than a decade. Kennedy was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Wisconsin 5th District in 2004 and 2006. Bryan Kennedy currently serves as President of the 17,000 member American Federation of Teachers—Wisconsin.
Public Presentations:Life in the Brazilian Favelas With almost a decade of experience researching the favelas (shantytowns) of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Kennedy will present a personal narrative of the people he has met, the lives he has encountered, and what he has learned by living in Rio's hillside communities, to give a comprehensive examination of life in the favela. Many aspects of favela life will be explored, including: housing, work, religion, political power, social controls, social ethics, drugs and drug lords, music, samba schools, funk, literature, charitable and non-governmental organizations (both religious and non-religious) that work in the favelas, education, daycare, street children, and class relations. |
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