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Abstract
A collective intellectual biography that sheds new light on the Annales school, structuralism, and racial democracy.
Would the most recognizable ideas in the French social sciences have developed without the influence of Brazilian intellectuals? While any study of Brazilian social sciences acknowledges the influence of French scholars, Ian Merkel argues the reverse is also true: the “French” social sciences were profoundly marked by Brazilian intellectual thought, particularly through the University of São Paulo. Through the idea of the “cluster,” Merkel traces the intertwined networks of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Fernand Braudel, Roger Bastide, and Pierre Monbeig as they overlapped at USP and engaged with Brazilian scholars such as Mário de Andrade, Gilberto Freyre, and Caio Prado Jr..
Through this collective intellectual biography of Brazilian and French social sciences, Terms of Exchange reveals connections that shed new light on the Annales school, structuralism, and racial democracy, even as it prompts us to revisit established thinking on the process of knowledge formation through fieldwork and intellectual exchange. At a time when canons are being rewritten, this book reframes the history of modern social scientific thought.
Would the most recognizable ideas in the French social sciences have developed without the influence of Brazilian intellectuals? While any study of Brazilian social sciences acknowledges the influence of French scholars, Ian Merkel argues the reverse is also true: the “French” social sciences were profoundly marked by Brazilian intellectual thought, particularly through the University of São Paulo. Through the idea of the “cluster,” Merkel traces the intertwined networks of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Fernand Braudel, Roger Bastide, and Pierre Monbeig as they overlapped at USP and engaged with Brazilian scholars such as Mário de Andrade, Gilberto Freyre, and Caio Prado Jr..
Through this collective intellectual biography of Brazilian and French social sciences, Terms of Exchange reveals connections that shed new light on the Annales school, structuralism, and racial democracy, even as it prompts us to revisit established thinking on the process of knowledge formation through fieldwork and intellectual exchange. At a time when canons are being rewritten, this book reframes the history of modern social scientific thought.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780226819372 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780226819792, 9780226819365 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Intellectual History
- Latin America
- Brazil
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The Inequality of North-South Cultural Exchanges: A Joint Interview with Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni and Ian Merkel, by Carolina Pulici and Jessica Ronconi
Pulici, C., Ronconi, J., Merkel, I. & Cavalcanti Simioni, A. P., Jun-2025, In: Practical Sense. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic
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Les termes de l'échange: Les intellectuels brésiliens et les sciences sociales françaises
Translated title of the contribution :Terms of Exchange: Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
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Termos de Troca: Intelectuais Brasileiros e as Ciências Sociais Francesas
Translated title of the contribution :Terms of Exchange: Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Academic presentation
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Termos de troca: palestra com Ian Merkel
Merkel, I. (Invited speaker)
17-Nov-2023Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
Press/Media
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Interview for "História, histórias"
08/04/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Academic
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Terms of Exchange
25/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Professional
Prizes
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Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
Merkel, I. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic
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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Merkel, I. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic