Latin American Heritage / The Latin American Studies Book Series (PDF)

Fabiana Lopes da Cunha received her Bachelor's degree in History from São Paulo University (USP), where she also obtained her Ph.D. degree in Social History. She is Associate Professor at São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil and Professor at Postgraduate Program from School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis (SP) - São Paulo State University (UNESP). She also coordinates a Documentation and Memory Center (CEDOM) which aims include regional memory and local preservation. Her main research interests include Brazilian History, Cultural History during the imperial and republican period until the end of the New State, as well as Popular Music, Popular Culture (festivals), Contemporary Culture Production, Museums, Diaspora and Intangible Heritage, and Carnival. In 2004 she edited her first book Da Marginalidade ao Estrelato: o samba na construção da nacionalidade (1917-1945) (Annablume, 2004). She was an adviser at CONDEPHAAT during the period from 2011 to 2014 and also responsible for signing the agreement between Kings College London and São Paulo State University - UNESP which is linked with a research project developed with Prof. Dr. David Treece. In addition, she is the leader of the Heritage Research Group and vice-leader of the History & Music Research Group at UNESP, as well as a member of the Identifying Dialogues Research Group at King's College London. She is presently a Visiting Professor at King's College London - UK.









Marcilene dos Santos is Associate Professor at São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil. She is a bachelor in Geology and doctor in Geosciences (Regional Geology). Her main research interests include Geomorphology, Neotectonics, Quaternary Geology, Geoconservation, Cultural Geomorphology, and Geoheritage. She has written book chapters including As Serras do Mar e da Mantiqueira. In: Geologia do Brasil (2012- edited by Yociteru Hasui, Celso. D. R Carneiro, Fernando F. Marques de

“Who decides what is memorable and what is worthy of preserving for a nation's self-understanding? Whose memory should be celebrated and whose forgotten? These are the questions posed in this challenging collection of 14 essays resulting from the First International Symposium on Heritage, held in 2015 in Ourinhos, Brazil. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (R. M. Delson, Choice, Vol. 55 (6), February, 2018)