Richard Miskolci
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Richard Miskolci is a Brazilian sociologist whose work articulates Social Science's tradition with Subaltern Knowledges (Queer Theory
, Post-Colonial Studies and Feminist Theory
). He is a Professor at the Department and the Graduate Program in Sociology at UFSCar (Federal University of São Carlos
), Brazil. Miskolci is the leader of a Research Group (Body, Identities and Subjectivities) and also a researcher at Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero Pagu (UNICAMP
).
He initiated his career dealing with Critical Theory
, but the contact with the works of Michel Foucault, the post-Lacanians and Cultural Studies marked his formation. Miskolci received his PhD in Sociology from University of São Paulo in 2001, but during the end of the 1990s he has researched in Germany and he was as a Student-at-Large in the Humanities at the University of Chicago
. After earning his PhD, he worked as a special post-doc fellow at UNESP until he got tenure as a Professor of Sociology at UFSCar in 2004.
During the last years, Miskolci has contributed to popularize Queer Theory in the Brazilian academic field in a dialogue with its own tradition of sexuality studies, especially those created under the influence of Nestor Perlongher's work.
In 2007, Miskolci has edited (with Júlio Assis Simões) the first Brazilian compilation of Queer Studies. "Dissent Sexualities" received the Award Citizenship in Respect to Diversity (2008).
Later, Miskolci has worked in a post-doc with David M. Halperin to develop the methodology for his present historical research on nation and sexuality in Brazilian fin de siècle
. He also advises and researches about the contemporary role of the closet in homoerotic relations established online.
Recently, he organized an International Seminar on Sexualities, Knowledges and Rights. The seminar introduced Judith Halberstam to the Brazilian academic audience.
Queer theory
Queer theory is a field of critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of LGBT studies and feminist studies. Queer theory includes both queer readings of texts and the theorisation of 'queerness' itself...
, Post-Colonial Studies and Feminist Theory
Feminist theory
Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, or philosophical discourse, it aims to understand the nature of gender inequality...
). He is a Professor at the Department and the Graduate Program in Sociology at UFSCar (Federal University of São Carlos
Federal University of São Carlos
The Federal University of São Carlos , also known as UFSCar, is a public research university located in São Carlos, state of São Paulo, Brazil.-Background:...
), Brazil. Miskolci is the leader of a Research Group (Body, Identities and Subjectivities) and also a researcher at Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero Pagu (UNICAMP
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas is one of the three public universities of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, along both USP and UNESP....
).
He initiated his career dealing with Critical Theory
Critical theory
Critical theory is an examination and critique of society and culture, drawing from knowledge across the social sciences and humanities. The term has two different meanings with different origins and histories: one originating in sociology and the other in literary criticism...
, but the contact with the works of Michel Foucault, the post-Lacanians and Cultural Studies marked his formation. Miskolci received his PhD in Sociology from University of São Paulo in 2001, but during the end of the 1990s he has researched in Germany and he was as a Student-at-Large in the Humanities at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. After earning his PhD, he worked as a special post-doc fellow at UNESP until he got tenure as a Professor of Sociology at UFSCar in 2004.
During the last years, Miskolci has contributed to popularize Queer Theory in the Brazilian academic field in a dialogue with its own tradition of sexuality studies, especially those created under the influence of Nestor Perlongher's work.
In 2007, Miskolci has edited (with Júlio Assis Simões) the first Brazilian compilation of Queer Studies. "Dissent Sexualities" received the Award Citizenship in Respect to Diversity (2008).
Later, Miskolci has worked in a post-doc with David M. Halperin to develop the methodology for his present historical research on nation and sexuality in Brazilian fin de siècle
Fin de siècle
Fin de siècle is French for "end of the century". The term sometimes encompasses both the closing and onset of an era, as it was felt to be a period of degeneration, but at the same time a period of hope for a new beginning...
. He also advises and researches about the contemporary role of the closet in homoerotic relations established online.
Recently, he organized an International Seminar on Sexualities, Knowledges and Rights. The seminar introduced Judith Halberstam to the Brazilian academic audience.
- Miskolci, Richard. Thomas Mann, o Artista Mestiço. São Paulo: Annablume/FAPESP, 2003.
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- (editor) Normalidade, Desvio, Differenças In: Teoria & Pesquisa. São Carlos: PPGCS, 2005.
- Scavone, Lucila; Alvarez, M. C.(editores) O Legado de Foucault São Paulo: Editora Unesp/FAPESP, 2006.
- Simões, Júlio Assis. (editores) Sexualidades Disparatadas In: cadernos pagu Campinas: Pagu-UNICAMP, 2007.
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- :(editor) Marcas da Diferença no Ensino Escolar São Carlos: EdUFSCar, 2010.
External links
- Miskolci's Page on Academia.edu
- Research Group Webpage in English
- Interview (2006)
- Miskolci, Richard. A Teoria Queer e a Sociologia o desafio de uma analítica da normalização In: Sociologias. Porto Alegre: PPGS-UFRGS, 2009. n. 21
- Dossiê Sexualidades Disparatadas In: cadernos pagu Campinas: Pagu-UNICAMP, 2007. [4]