Marcos Freire de Andrade Neves

Dr. Marcos Freire de Andrade Neves is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology, Freie Universität Berlin, specializing in Medical Anthropology and Global Health. His work examines bio- and necropolitical practices, particularly euthanasia, the death penalty, and assisted suicide, through transnational lenses involving medicines, technologies, and legal frameworks.

• PhD in Social Anthropology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2019)
• M.A. in Social Anthropology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2014)
• DAAD PRIME Fellow (2022–2023)

His research interests intersect Medical Anthropology, Legal Anthropology, and Death Studies, focusing on bureaucratic experiences in organized suicide assistance, pharmaceuticalization of death, and transnational movements of care practices. He has extensively studied mortuary economies in Brazil and bioethical governance in Germany.

Key article trends include analyses of euthanasia governance (2022), necropolitical frameworks (2016), and pandemic-induced disruptions to death practices (2021). His work often integrates visual ethnography and cross-cultural comparisons.

• Prêmio PPGAS-UFRGS de Teses e Dissertações (2015)
• Finalist Prêmio Pierre Verger (2012)
• Prêmio SESC de Fotografia Marc Ferrez (2010)
• Prêmio Off-FLIP de Literatura (2010)

He teaches courses on Medical Anthropology, Ethnographic Methods, and the Anthropology of Life/Death. His research is supported by DAAD fellowships and collaborations with institutions in Germany, Brazil, and the UK.