Clóvis Moura: uma biografia

Abstract

The book is of great relevance and is very welcome and necessary given the importance of the proposed biography. It is clearly written and has well-structured chapters. Among the proposal of the text, it is possible to observe the concern in showing the immense contribution of the intellectual Clovis Moura as someone whose activism went beyond the walls of the University. The proposal of thinking about the life and work of Clovis Moura beyond his intellectual stance means giving time and voice to one of the greatest thinkers on the black movement in Brazil, since Clovis Moura can be considered one of the most prolific scholars of the social history of black people in Brazil. The study seeks to analyze the academic conduct of this exceptional social scientist and explores, in depth, his life trajectory that contributed greatly to his appropriations in the field of theory and praxis. The study is so necessary given the urgency in bringing to light the issue of late receptivity in academic circles, which reveals a recognition of its importance for the construction of an awareness of the history of black people in Brazil. Although it is important to seek and recover more voices to expand the number of intellectuals who gave voice to the cause of black history in Brazil, I believe it may be important to further historicize the specific category of intellectuals such as the figure of Clovis Moura by examining the processes that constituted his theoretical work.