Who is who in CASAS?
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Who is who in CASAS? Grettel Navas
Grettel Navas is a political ecologist whose research focuses on environmental conflicts associated with toxic pollution, particularly pesticide exposure in agrarian contexts. Her work also examines the role of environmental defenders and the diverse forms of violence they face in their struggles. She holds a PhD in Environmental Science and Technology from the Autonomous University of…
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Who is who in CASAS? Igor de Sousa
Igor is a PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2022), Master’s in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2016), and Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from the State University of Maranhão (2013). He has experience in anthropology and sociology, with an emphasis on: ruralities, traditional peoples and…
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Who is who in CASAS? Antoinette Danebaï Lamana
Antoinette Danebaï Lamana work focuses on the political economy of rural transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. She currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship at HUMA – Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town, where she expands her research on land governance, agrarian change, and the ethics of development. Her doctoral research, conducted at…
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Who is who in CASAS? Lorena Rodríguez Lezica
Lorena Rodríguez Lezica works as an assistant professor at the University of the Republic (UDELAR) in Uruguay, with tasks related to teaching, research, and outreach (extensión) focused on agrarian issues from feminist and ecological perspectives. Her research areas include family farming, agroecology, rural wage labor, and socio-environmental health in agroextractivist contexts. She holds a degree…