Antropologia. Uma Introdução
Professor Roberto Jarry Richardson sent me this excellent question regarding Anthropology in Brazil:
I am a Brazilian professor with a Ph.D. in International Development Education at Stanford University. Brazil is lacking a recent textbook in Anthropology and a social science editor asked me to update a textbook written in 1985: Antropologia. Uma Introdução by Zelia Maria Neves Presotto and Marina de Andrade Marconi. I’ve been following your blog and I dare to ask: In 2018, what would be the main subjects to include in an anthropology textbook for undergraduates and graduate students in social sciences?
I looked at the table of contents for the textbook, and it seemed to generally follow a four-field approach. There were some unique sections which dealt with race in Brazil as well as indigenous groups in Brazil. My initial suggestion was to look at the contents for my preferred introductory textbooks, as well as some of the accompanying readings: see Intro to Anthro 2021 and Intro to Anthropology 2020. And I definitely recommended retaining but updating the content that was specific to anthropology in Brazil. It should be a fascinating and important resource for Brazilian universities.
Got some great suggestions in the discussion comments, and good luck to Professor Roberto Jarry Richardson!