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| We deplore this attack on freedom of expression in Brazil’s universities | We deplore this attack on freedom of expression in Brazil’s universities |
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| Reports have emerged on social media that more than 20 universities in Brazil have been subjected in recent days to: invasions by military police; the confiscation of teaching materials on ideological grounds; and the suppression of freedom of speech and expression, especially in relation to anti-fascist history and activism. | Reports have emerged on social media that more than 20 universities in Brazil have been subjected in recent days to: invasions by military police; the confiscation of teaching materials on ideological grounds; and the suppression of freedom of speech and expression, especially in relation to anti-fascist history and activism. |
| Freedom of speech in Bolsonaro’s Brazil | Letters | |
| As academics, researchers, graduates, students and workers at universities in the UK, Europe and further afield, we deplore this attack on freedom of expression in Brazil’s universities, which comes as a direct result of the campaign and election of far-right President Bolsonaro. | As academics, researchers, graduates, students and workers at universities in the UK, Europe and further afield, we deplore this attack on freedom of expression in Brazil’s universities, which comes as a direct result of the campaign and election of far-right President Bolsonaro. |
| Academic autonomy is a linchpin not only of independent and objective research, but of a functioning democracy, which should be subject to scrutiny and informed, evidence-based investigation and critique. | Academic autonomy is a linchpin not only of independent and objective research, but of a functioning democracy, which should be subject to scrutiny and informed, evidence-based investigation and critique. |
| We call on co-workers, colleagues and students to decry this attack on Brazil’s universities in the name of Bolsonaro’s wider militaristic, anti-progressive agenda. We will not stand by as this reactionary populist attacks the pillars of Brazil’s democracy and education system. We will campaign vigorously in whatever capacity we can with activists, educators and lawmakers in Brazil to ensure that its institutions can operate without the interference of this new – and hopefully short-lived – government.Dr William McEvoy, University of Sussex, UK (correspondent)Dr Will Abberley, University of SussexNannette Aldred, University of SussexPatricia Alessandrini, Stanford University, USADr Michael Alexander, University of GlasgowSteven Allen, Birkbeck, University of LondonDr Katherine Angel, Birkbeck, University of LondonPedro Argenti, University of Antwerp, BelgiumNick Awde, International Editor, The Stage newspaper, LondonProfessor Ian Balfour, York University, Toronto, CanadaLennart Balkenhol, University of Melbourne, AustraliaNehaal Bajwa, University of SussexDr Louis Bayman, University of SouthamptonMark Bergfeld, former NUS NEC (2010-2012)Professor Tim Bergfelder, University of SouthamptonDr Patricia Pires Boulhosa, University of CambridgeDr Maud Bracke, University of GlasgowMax Brookman-Byrne, University of LincolnDr Conrad Brunström, Maynooth University, IrelandDr Christopher Burlinson, Jesus College, CambridgeProfessor Martin Butler, University of SussexProfessor Gavin Butt, University of SussexCüneyt Çakirlar, Nottingham Trent UniversityGuilherme Carréra, University of WestminsterGeoffrey Chew, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDr Maite Conde, University of CambridgeDr Luke Cooper, Anglia Ruskin University, UK, and Institute of Human Sciences, Vienna, AustriaDr Sue Currell, University of SussexProfessor Dimitris Dalakoglou, Vrije University, Amsterdam, NetherlandsWilliam Dalziel, University of SussexDr April de Angelis, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDr Olga Demetriou, Durham UniversityDr Stephanie Dennison, University of LeedsDr Steffi Doebler, University of LiverpoolDr Sai Englert, SOAS University of LondonJames Erskine, University of Sussex and Birkbeck, University of LondonProfessor Martin Paul Eve, Birkbeck, University of LondonJohn Fallas, University of LeedsDr Lynne Fanthome, Staffordshire UniversityDr Hannah Field, University of SussexDr Adrian Garvey, Birkbeck, University of LondonDr Laura Gill, University of SussexDr Priyamvada Gopal, University of CambridgeBhavini Goyate, University of SussexDr Craig Haslop, University of LiverpoolProfessor Björn Heile, University of GlasgowDr Phil Hutchinson, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityProfessor Martin Iddon, University of LeedsDr Eleftheria Ioannidou, University of Groningen, NetherlandsDr Chris Kempshall, University of SussexAndrew Key, University of California, Berkeley, USAProfessor Laleh Khalili, SOAS University of LondonDr Theodore Koulouris, University of BrightonProfessor Maria Lauret, University of SussexProfessor Vicky Lebeau, University of SussexProfessor James Livesey, University of Dundee, ScotlandProfessor Luke Martell, University of SussexDr N Gabriel Martin, Lebanese American University, LebanonWolfgang Marx, University College, Dublin, IrelandAndy Medhurst, University of SussexProfessor Philippe Meers, University of Antwerp, BelgiumDr Shamira A Meghani, University of CambridgeNiccolo Milanese, CESPRA EHESS, Paris, France and PUC Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDr Ian Moody, CESEM – Universidade Nova, LisbonProfessor Lucia Naqib, University of ReadingDr Catherine Packham, University of SussexProfessor Dimitris Papanikolaou, University of OxfordMary Parnwell, University of SussexProfessor Deborah Philips, University of BrightonDr Chloe Porter, University of SussexDr Jason Price, University of SussexDr Duška Radosavljević, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of LondonFrancesca Reader, University of Sussex and University of BrightonNaida Redgrave, University of East LondonProfessor Nicholas Ridout, Queen Mary, University of LondonProfessor Lucy Robinson, University of SussexDr Kirsty Rolfe, University of SussexDr Joseph Ronan, University of BrightonDr Michael Rowland, University of SussexDr Zachary Rowlinson, University of SussexProfessor Nicholas Royle, University of SussexDr Eleanor Rycroft, University of BristolDr Jason Scott-Warren, University of CambridgeDr Deborah Shaw, University of PortsmouthDr Lisa Shaw, University of LiverpoolKat Sinclair, University of SussexSandrine Singleton-Perrin, University of EssexDespina Sinou, University of Paris 13 – Sorbonne Paris Cité, FranceDave Smith, University of HertfordshireJohn Snijders, Durham UniversityDr Samuel Solomon, University of SussexDr Arabella Stanger, University of SussexProfessor Rob Stone, University of BirminghamBernard Sufrin, Emeritus Fellow, Dept of Computer Science, University of OxfordDr Natasha Tanna, University of CambridgeProfessor Lyn Thomas, University of SussexSimon Thorpe, University of WarwickDr Gavan Titley, Maynooth University, IrelandDr Pamela Thurschwell, University of SussexDr Dominic Walker, University of SussexDr Ed Waller, University of Surrey and University of PortsmouthDr Kiron Ward, University of SussexHelen Wheatley, University of WarwickIan Willcock, University of HerfordshireProfessor Gregory Woods, Nottingham Trent UniversityDr Tom F Wright, University of SussexDr Heba Youssef, University of Brighton | We call on co-workers, colleagues and students to decry this attack on Brazil’s universities in the name of Bolsonaro’s wider militaristic, anti-progressive agenda. We will not stand by as this reactionary populist attacks the pillars of Brazil’s democracy and education system. We will campaign vigorously in whatever capacity we can with activists, educators and lawmakers in Brazil to ensure that its institutions can operate without the interference of this new – and hopefully short-lived – government.Dr William McEvoy, University of Sussex, UK (correspondent)Dr Will Abberley, University of SussexNannette Aldred, University of SussexPatricia Alessandrini, Stanford University, USADr Michael Alexander, University of GlasgowSteven Allen, Birkbeck, University of LondonDr Katherine Angel, Birkbeck, University of LondonPedro Argenti, University of Antwerp, BelgiumNick Awde, International Editor, The Stage newspaper, LondonProfessor Ian Balfour, York University, Toronto, CanadaLennart Balkenhol, University of Melbourne, AustraliaNehaal Bajwa, University of SussexDr Louis Bayman, University of SouthamptonMark Bergfeld, former NUS NEC (2010-2012)Professor Tim Bergfelder, University of SouthamptonDr Patricia Pires Boulhosa, University of CambridgeDr Maud Bracke, University of GlasgowMax Brookman-Byrne, University of LincolnDr Conrad Brunström, Maynooth University, IrelandDr Christopher Burlinson, Jesus College, CambridgeProfessor Martin Butler, University of SussexProfessor Gavin Butt, University of SussexCüneyt Çakirlar, Nottingham Trent UniversityGuilherme Carréra, University of WestminsterGeoffrey Chew, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDr Maite Conde, University of CambridgeDr Luke Cooper, Anglia Ruskin University, UK, and Institute of Human Sciences, Vienna, AustriaDr Sue Currell, University of SussexProfessor Dimitris Dalakoglou, Vrije University, Amsterdam, NetherlandsWilliam Dalziel, University of SussexDr April de Angelis, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDr Olga Demetriou, Durham UniversityDr Stephanie Dennison, University of LeedsDr Steffi Doebler, University of LiverpoolDr Sai Englert, SOAS University of LondonJames Erskine, University of Sussex and Birkbeck, University of LondonProfessor Martin Paul Eve, Birkbeck, University of LondonJohn Fallas, University of LeedsDr Lynne Fanthome, Staffordshire UniversityDr Hannah Field, University of SussexDr Adrian Garvey, Birkbeck, University of LondonDr Laura Gill, University of SussexDr Priyamvada Gopal, University of CambridgeBhavini Goyate, University of SussexDr Craig Haslop, University of LiverpoolProfessor Björn Heile, University of GlasgowDr Phil Hutchinson, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityProfessor Martin Iddon, University of LeedsDr Eleftheria Ioannidou, University of Groningen, NetherlandsDr Chris Kempshall, University of SussexAndrew Key, University of California, Berkeley, USAProfessor Laleh Khalili, SOAS University of LondonDr Theodore Koulouris, University of BrightonProfessor Maria Lauret, University of SussexProfessor Vicky Lebeau, University of SussexProfessor James Livesey, University of Dundee, ScotlandProfessor Luke Martell, University of SussexDr N Gabriel Martin, Lebanese American University, LebanonWolfgang Marx, University College, Dublin, IrelandAndy Medhurst, University of SussexProfessor Philippe Meers, University of Antwerp, BelgiumDr Shamira A Meghani, University of CambridgeNiccolo Milanese, CESPRA EHESS, Paris, France and PUC Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDr Ian Moody, CESEM – Universidade Nova, LisbonProfessor Lucia Naqib, University of ReadingDr Catherine Packham, University of SussexProfessor Dimitris Papanikolaou, University of OxfordMary Parnwell, University of SussexProfessor Deborah Philips, University of BrightonDr Chloe Porter, University of SussexDr Jason Price, University of SussexDr Duška Radosavljević, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of LondonFrancesca Reader, University of Sussex and University of BrightonNaida Redgrave, University of East LondonProfessor Nicholas Ridout, Queen Mary, University of LondonProfessor Lucy Robinson, University of SussexDr Kirsty Rolfe, University of SussexDr Joseph Ronan, University of BrightonDr Michael Rowland, University of SussexDr Zachary Rowlinson, University of SussexProfessor Nicholas Royle, University of SussexDr Eleanor Rycroft, University of BristolDr Jason Scott-Warren, University of CambridgeDr Deborah Shaw, University of PortsmouthDr Lisa Shaw, University of LiverpoolKat Sinclair, University of SussexSandrine Singleton-Perrin, University of EssexDespina Sinou, University of Paris 13 – Sorbonne Paris Cité, FranceDave Smith, University of HertfordshireJohn Snijders, Durham UniversityDr Samuel Solomon, University of SussexDr Arabella Stanger, University of SussexProfessor Rob Stone, University of BirminghamBernard Sufrin, Emeritus Fellow, Dept of Computer Science, University of OxfordDr Natasha Tanna, University of CambridgeProfessor Lyn Thomas, University of SussexSimon Thorpe, University of WarwickDr Gavan Titley, Maynooth University, IrelandDr Pamela Thurschwell, University of SussexDr Dominic Walker, University of SussexDr Ed Waller, University of Surrey and University of PortsmouthDr Kiron Ward, University of SussexHelen Wheatley, University of WarwickIan Willcock, University of HerfordshireProfessor Gregory Woods, Nottingham Trent UniversityDr Tom F Wright, University of SussexDr Heba Youssef, University of Brighton |
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