Franciele Rocha de Oliveira\u2019s dissertation focuses on black families during\u00a0the post-abolition period in southern Brazil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Latin America Studies Association (LASA) awarded its prestigious prize for best dissertation at the LASA Brazil Awards 2024 to the paper titled \u201cNegros la\u00e7os: trajet\u00f3rias coletivas das fam\u00edlias dos nascidos de Ventre Livre no p\u00f3s-aboli\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em> (Santa Maria\/RS, 1871-1941)\u201d, authored by Franciele Rocha de Oliveira. Presented in 2023 as part of the Graduate Program in History at UFSM, the dissertation was supervised by professor Lu\u00eds Augusto Farinatti, with co-advising from professor Carlos Eduardo Coutinho da Costa from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The author has been an active participant in the Group of Studies on Post-abolition (GEPA) since 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The thesis delves into\u00a0the experiences of black families during the post-abolition period in southern Brazil, specifically focusing on the lives of\u00a0532 children, enslaved daughters, and mothers who were born without assistance in Santa Maria. It analyzes\u00a0their life conditions and the families they formed between 1890 and 1941, through marriages and other relationships. The research employs methods such as micro-history, serial history, and oral history to trace social relations, patterns, and singularities between slavery and freedom. The dissertation offers\u00a0original insights into these families and their relatives, as well as inheritance practices, living arrangements, and marriage customs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The judging committee for the LASA Brazil Awards 2024 comprised Lua Gill da Cruz from PUC-RIO, David Thompson from Simon Fraser University, and Ana Luiz Morais Soares from Vanderbilt University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n