Betweener Talk

In this literary co-constructed narrative two Brazilian scholars explore the spaces “in-between”—between their own biographies one raised privileged the other poor; between the experience of being raised in Brazil and finding acceptance in United States universities; between their lives in the academic establishment and their studies of poverty in Latin America; between the constraints of apolitical scholarship and the need to promote social justice; between contrasting styles of researching theorizing and writing. Their dialogue seeks to decolonize the world of American scholarship and promote the use of research toward inclusive social justice.