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EPISODE · Feb 21, 2025 · 36 MIN

THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE

from UCL Minds · host UCL

In this chapter we talk with the social anthropologist Roger Sansi. Roger has worked on Afro-Brazilian culture and religion, the concept of the fetish, and on contemporary art. His publications include the books Fetishes and Monuments, Sorcery in the Black Atlantic, Economies of relation: Money And Personalism in the Lusophone World. One of Roger’s important researches has been on the animist religion Candomblé, which we discover more about in our conversation, exploring the subtle borders between the visible and invisible, the material and immaterial. Presenter:alfonso borragán and Sarah Bayliss Guests: Roger Sansi Producer: UCL Arts and Sciences

In this chapter we talk with the social anthropologist Roger Sansi. Roger has worked on Afro-Brazilian culture and religion, the concept of the fetish, and on contemporary art. His publications include the books Fetishes and Monuments, Sorcery in the Black Atlantic, Economies of relation: Money And Personalism in the Lusophone World. One of Roger’s important researches has been on the animist religion Candomblé, which we discover more about in our conversation, exploring the subtle borders between the visible and invisible, the material and immaterial. Presenter:alfonso borragán and Sarah Bayliss Guests: Roger Sansi Producer: UCL Arts and Sciences

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