Prof. Elisa Frühauf Garcia Talk

Description:

This talk will explore the recent return of the Tupinambá cloak to Brazil and the broader questions it raises around Indigenous identity, cultural repatriation, and historical memory.
Free and open to all. RSVPs appreciated, walk-ins welcome.

About the Speaker:

Professor Elisa Frühauf Garcia is Professor of History at the Fluminense Federal University – Brazil (UFF), where she received her PhD in History. She has completed postdoctoral research at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid. Currently, she is the Lemann Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she teaches History of Brazil and Transnational Feminisms.

Elisa is an expert on the Indigenous peoples of Brazil. Her current research focuses on the relationships between Native women and European men in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Adopting a long-term perspective, her work connects history, cultural heritage, and different uses of the past.

Her visit at UW–Madison is co-sponsored by the Department of History, the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), the American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program, and the Chazen Museum of Art.

Image (detail): Niels Erik Jehrbo | Nationalmuseet

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where should I park?

There are several parking garages within a few blocks of the museum. Limited accessible parking stalls are located in front of the building. Contact UW Transportation Services for more information: https://transportation.wisc.edu/visitor-parking/. We are also on several Madison Metro bus routes, and BCycle stations are nearby.

Where at the museum is this event?

This event will take place in the Chazen's Auditorium.

Can I call if I have questions?

Yes! You can call the welcome desk to speak with our Visitor Services team at 608-263-2246.

Host or Publisher Chazen Museum of Art