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Bolsa IMS de Pesquisa em Fotografia

Submit an original research project on Albert Frisch's photographs of the Brazilian Amazon and related themes at the Instituto Moreira Salles.

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Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

The IMS Photography Research Fellowship, now in its fourth edition, offers two fellowships to support original research projects on the photographic archive of Albert Frisch (1840-1918), a German photographer who made the first known photographic records of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest and its inhabitants. For the first time, two fellowships are available instead of one, expanding representation of historically silenced voices and identities.

  • Axis 1: Amazônia de dentro (Amazon from within) - Indigenous reading of Frisch's album "Résultat d'une Expédition Photographique sur le Solimões ou Alto Amazonas et Rio Negro." Exclusively for self-declared indigenous researchers, preferably from Upper Amazon peoples.
  • Axis 2: A Amazônia por Frisch e seus contextos nas coleções do IMS (The Amazon through Frisch and its contexts in IMS collections). Open to researchers in general; self-declared indigenous researchers are also encouraged to apply to this axis.

Eligible applicants are Brazilian or foreign residents who have lived in Brazil for at least one year and hold either a Master's degree or higher, OR a Bachelor's degree with at least three years of documented experience conducting and publishing research projects in Humanities or Social Sciences in print or digital media.

Applicants must submit one original, unpublished research project—that is, a project not previously presented publicly and not resulting from a dissertation, thesis, or undergraduate/graduate course conclusion work.

  • Two fellowships: R$ 30,000 each
photography
Award
Two fellowships of R$ 30,000 each
Entry fee
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Theme
Research projects on Albert Frisch's photographs of the Brazilian Amazon (1840-1918) and their historical and cultural contexts. One fellowship is reserved for self-declared indigenous researchers, preferably from Upper Amazon peoples, to provide indigenous perspectives on Frisch's archival collection.
Eligibility
Brazilian or foreign residents in Brazil for at least one year with a Master's degree or higher, or a Bachelor's degree plus at least three years of published research experience in Humanities or Social Sciences.
Audience
Researchers with Master's degree or higher, or Bachelor's degree with at least three years of published research in Humanities or Social Sciences

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