About Rosana's Work
I hold a PhD in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Amazonas, a Master's degree in Anthropology, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil). My research has primarily focused on territory, the commons, private land use, collective identities, and territorial conflicts, with ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the semi-arid backlands of Brazil’s Northeast and the Amazon region. In exploring territorial conflicts, I have also examined issues of violence, threats to life, and the protection of human rights defenders. My theoretical approach is rooted in political and legal anthropology, with strong influences from critical, feminist, and decolonial perspectives.
In 2021, I published the book Na Cercania da Morte: Situations of Threat and State Terror in Territorial Conflicts in Amazonas, which is based on my doctoral research. Currently based in Barcelona, Spain, I am a member of the research groups GENI at the University of Barcelona and GRAJ at the Institut Català d'Antropologia, as well as the Center for Global Studies at the Open University of Lisbon. Since 2023, I have been working as a project coordinator in the area of Cooperation and Education for Global Justice at Fundació Autònoma Solidària at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.