Bernardo Kucinski

Bernardo Kucinski
Born1937
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationJournalist, professor, political advisor
LanguagePortuguese, English, Hebrew
EducationPh.D., Communication Sciences
Alma materUniversity of São Paulo
GenreEssay, Journalism, Novel
Notable awardsJabuti Prize 1997

Bernardo Kucinski (born 1937, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian journalist and political scientist, professor at the University of São Paulo, and collaborator with Brazil's Workers' Party.[1] He served as advisor to the President of the Republic during the first term of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[2]

Education

Kucinski graduated in Physics at the University of São Paulo (USP) between 1967 and 1968. He returned in 1986 and joined the staff of the USP School of Communications and Arts. In 1991, he earned a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences from the University of São Paulo, with a thesis on alternative media in Brazil during the period, 1964-1980.

Career

Journalist and publisher

Bernardo Kucinski is one of the most experienced and respected journalists in the current Brazilian scene.[according to whom?] Although he graduated in Physics, he entered journalism with the encouragement of Raimundo Pereira, a friend. By force of circumstances (in this case, the military regime that governed the country), he moved to England. In London, between 1971 and 1974, Kucinski was a producer and host of the BBC, and a correspondent of the journal Opinião first and after Gazeta Mercantil, dedicated to deepening their training in economics.[3]

Returning to Brazil in 1974, Kucinski participated in the founding of alternative newspapers including Em Movimento and Tempo (which was the first publisher in 1977). Thereafter, he worked as editor of Gazeta Mercantil and was a correspondent for The Guardian, Euromoney, and Latin America Political Report. He also contributed to the science magazine, Ciência Hoje.

Academic

In 1986 he joined the staff of the University of São Paulo as a professor in the School of Communications and Arts. In 1991, he presented his doctoral thesis, Revolutionary Journalists.

Political advisor

In 2002, with the victory of the candidate of the Workers Party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Kucinski became a special advisor to the Ministry of Social Communication of the Presidency. He left this employment in 2006.

Awards

Works

  • Pau de Arara, La Violence Militaire au Brezil. França: Cahiers Libres, 1971.
  • Fome de Lucros. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1977.
  • Brazil: state and struggle. London: Latin America Bureau, 1982.
  • A ditadura da divida. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1987.
  • The debt squads. London: Zed Books Ltd, 1988.
  • Jornalistas e Revolucionarios. São Paulo: Edusp, 1991.
  • O que são Multinacionais. São Paulo, 1991.
  • Brazil – Carnival of the Oppressed. London: Latina American Bureau, 1995. ISBN 9780906156995
  • Jornalismo econômico. São Paulo: Edusp, 1996.
  • A síndrome da antena parabolica. São Paulo: Editora Fundação Perseu Abramo, 1998.
  • Cartas acidas da Campanha do Lula de 1998. São Paulo: Atelie Editorial, 2000.
  • Lula and the workers party in Brazil. London: Latin America Bureau, 2003.
  • Jornalismo na era virtual. São Paulo: UNESP, 2005.
  • K. São Paulo: Expressão Popular, 2011.
  • K, tr. Sue Branford. Illustrations by Enio Squeff. London: Latin America Bureau, 2013. ISBN 9781899365777

References

  1. ^ Curriculum Lattes
  2. ^ ""También hubo dictadura brasileña", Interview to Bernardo Kucinski (EITB, March 2013)". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  3. ^ "Profile at Portal dos Jornalistas". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. ^ International Literature Award
  5. ^ Alison Flood (17 June 2015). "Harvest by Jim Crace is the 20th winner of the International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.