Elise Capredon

Elise Capredon is a researcher in anthropology at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris, affiliated with the Center for Research on Contemporary Brazil (CRBC) under the UMR 8168 Mondes Américains. Her work centers on the Baniwa people of the Upper Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon.

Her research focuses on the intersection of religious practices and political engagement within Indigenous communities, particularly examining the dynamics of cultural revitalization projects among the Baniwa. This includes analyzing multi-ethnic interactions and sociocultural transformations in the Amazonian region.