Roberto DaMatta
Brazilian anthropologist
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Roberto DaMatta (born July 29, 1936) is a Brazilian anthropologist. He is an emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.[1] DaMatta graduated in history at the Fluminense Federal University and received his PhD from Harvard University.
Roberto DaMatta | |
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| Born | July 29, 1936 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Fields | Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame |
He taught at his alma mater and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as at the National Museum.[2] In 2022, he was awarded the Prêmio Machado de Assis for his body of work.[3]
DaMatta is the author of many books, including Carnivals, Rogues and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma.[1]
Selected works
- Carnavais, malandros e heróis: Para uma sociologia do dilema brasileiro, 1979.
- Translated into English as Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes: An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma, University of Notre Dame Press, 1991.
- A Divided World: Apinaye Social Structure, Harvard University Press, 1982.
