The Development Studies Seminars 2026, organized by CEsA - Center for African and Development Studies/ISEG Research, will host a session entitled “Dialogues with Economic Anthropology: Claude Meillassoux in Mozambique.”
This seminar proposes a reflection on the relevance of the work of the French anthropologist Claude Meillassoux in the context of Mozambique, exploring the interconnections between economic anthropology, colonial and post-colonial dynamics and social transformations in African societies.
Speaker: Lorenzo Macagno - Federal University of Paraná (Brazil)
The session invites discussion on the analytical contributions of economic anthropology to understanding social, economic and historical processes in Africa, with a particular focus on Mozambique.
Date: March 19th, 2026
Time: 18h
Location: Novo Banco Room, Ed Quelhas, 4th Floor
