Power and Everyday Life

She holds a bachelor's degree in History from the University of São Paulo (1961), a Master's degree in Social History from the University of São Paulo (1965) and a Ph.D. in Social History from the University of São Paulo (1972). She completed research internships at the British Museum, the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, Yale University and the Library of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a research fellow at the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and Visiting Professor at the Tinker Foundation. | She is currently retired Full Professor at the University of São Paulo, where she maintains master and doctoral orientation activities. Received the title of Professor Emerita of the Faculty of Philosophy of USP in 2013. She was Associate Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo from 1996 to 2013, when she retired. She has experience in History, with emphasis on History of Colonial Brazil and Empire, working mainly on the following topics: historiography, history theory, social history, urban history, slavery, gender relations, culture.