Djamila Ribeiro

Djamila Ribeiro is a philosopher, writer, columnist, and activist focused on Afro-Brazilian women's visibility and structural discrimination. She holds a bachelor's in political philosophy (2012) and a master’s in Simone de Beauvoir/Judith Butler studies (2015) from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Since 2020, she has been a lecturer in political philosophy at UNIFESP and a visiting professor at Universidade Católica de São Paulo. She is a columnist for Carta Capital, Folha de São Paulo, and international publications, and a prominent figure in media activism. Her work addresses racism, gender, and social justice.

Key Roles & Achievements:

• 2016: Deputy Secretary for Human Rights and Civil Rights of São Paulo.
• 2016: Named one of the UN's 100 Most Influential under 40.
• 2019: Prince Claus Award (for columns in Folha de São Paulo and ELLE).
• 2019: French Government's 'Personnalité de Demain'.
• 2021: BET International Global Good Award (first Brazilian recipient).

Research & Publications: Known for books like Pequeno manual antirracista (2019) and Lugar de Fala (2019), translated into French and Italian. Current projects include a German translation of Lugar de Fala and academic collaborations at the Center for Intercultural Studies in Mainz.

Awards & Grants:

• 2020: Literary Colloquium Berlin (LCB) digital residency.
• 2021: Lecture on 'Places of Speech and Structural Discrimination' at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.