MARILENA CHAUÍ is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since the 1980s, Chauí' s writings have had a profound impact in Brazil, achieving both academic recognition and unprecedented popular success. Chauí' s far-reaching work has been formative for a new generation of intellectuals and led to innovative research regarding relations between culture, politics, and the state across the humanities and social sciences.
MAITE CONDE is a Research Fellow at The Brazil Institute, King' s College, University of London, UK.