Moises Lino e Silva
About
Moises Lino e Silva is the author of Minoritarian Liberalism: A Travesti Life in a Brazilian Favela and a professor of anthropological theory at the Federal University of Bahia, which is located in Brazil. His field of focus is that of political anthropology, with a specialty in the ethnographic study of liberty and authority. This is examined in relation to issues such as poverty, sexuality, race, and religion. His initial in-field research considered the aspects and issues of freedom as experienced and perceived by slum dwellers in Rio de Janeiro.
