{"id":2437,"date":"2024-12-17T09:38:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djamilaribeiro.com.br\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:50:47","slug":"antiracism-fashion-and-career-djamila-ribeiro-speaks-to-marie-claire-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djamilaribeiro.com.br\/en\/antiracism-fashion-and-career-djamila-ribeiro-speaks-to-marie-claire-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiracism, Fashion, and Career: Djamila Ribeiro Speaks to Marie Claire Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Djamila Ribeiro graces the cover of Marie Claire Magazine<\/em>\u00a0for the December-January issue. In an exclusive interview, the Brazilian philosopher discusses the progress and setbacks of the antiracist agenda amid rising conservatism, while emphasizing the urgency of a decolonial debate.<\/p>\n In an Instagram post, Marie Claire<\/em> also mentions Djamila Ribeiro\u2019s autobiographical documentary, currently in production.<\/p>\n \u201cShe celebrates the power of her fashion-forward image and reflects on how feeling comfortable with fashion changes the world\u2019s perception of women in academia,\u201d the post notes.<\/p>\n The Marie Claire<\/em> Magazine<\/em> feature further underscores Djamila\u2019s trajectory \u201cas one of Brazil\u2019s leading contemporary intellectuals, achieving milestones that transcend national borders,\u201d recalling her recent role as a guest lecturer at New York University.<\/p>\n \u201cShe accepted the invitation from New York University, NYU, where she has been teaching Latin American critical thought and Global South feminisms, primarily through the lens of Brazilian women writers,\u201d the article adds.<\/p>\n In the United States, there is a tradition of critical race theory studies, but it is an absolutely self-centered academia. That is my challenge. I believe it is important to arrive here and bring discomfort. I come from a tradition where I do not have to bow my head. If these people do not know us, it is time they learn about us and start reading our work too<\/em>,\u00a0Djamila states in an excerpt highlighted by Marie Claire<\/em>.<\/p>\n The full interview is also available on the Marie Claire<\/em> website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n