CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Geographies of Injustice
Institute Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro
Summer 2020 Internship Program
The Geographies of Injustice working group seeks 2-3 interns from Columbia and Barnard College with advanced language skills in Portuguese to work with the team at the Institute Moreira Salles in the creation of a geographical history of the favelas.
Project Description:
Interns will work with a multidisciplinary team, consisting of different institutions (private, public and non-governmental organizations) to develop a methodology that involves interviews with residents or visitors of the above mentioned locations. The goal is for residents and visitors to relate individual and collective stories that tell narratives around cultural histories with a focus on music and identity. (For example, the project aims to gather interviews from an elderly composer of sertanejo music from Northeastern Brazil, a young funk musician, an evangelical woman pianist, and a recently arrived immigrant living in the favela who was a musician in his country. Other such projects will follow.)
After the interview stage, the project team will develop content proposals for a series of podcasts to be produced in the Moreira Salles Institute studios and made available on the institutions' networks.
From the point of view of the Moreira Salles Institute, the project is expected to be carried out by a team with interdisciplinary experience, especially intern trainees, in the key areas of the project, namely “Social Action” and “Radio Batuta.”
It is worth mentioning that this is a work in process, which allows possible redefinition of the project and new paths of exploration to emerge from the practice.
Qualifications:
Advanced language skills in speaking and reading Portuguese is a must.
No prior knowledge of geo-referencing is required but knowledge of digital mapping skills and college-level research experience are a plus.
Interest in, or prior experience with, the production and editing of textual and image content, and in developing methodologies concerning fieldwork, interviews and systematization of their data will be a plus. So, too, an interest in music, media, and radio, and knowledge of editing digital audio files.
To apply, please send a resume and a 1-2 page statement with information about relevant coursework, Portuguese-language experience, prior experience in areas related to the project, and personal interests in the project to Professors Anupama Rao (arao@barnard.edu) and Ana Paulina Lee (ana.lee@columbia.edu). Questions regarding internship specifics and scholarship opportunities can be sent to the project directors, Professors Rao and Lee, as well.
Application review will begin on December 1, 2019, followed by interviews with shortlisted candidates beginning in late January.