Dr. Alana Sá Leitão is a Brazilian Anthropologist in Canada, making sense of the relation between religion and politics around the world.

  • PhD in Anthropology, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.

  • Current postdoctoral fellow at University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion, investigating the connection between Evangelical/Pentecostal Christianity and far right governmentality.

  • Broader focus on Politics, Secularism, Gender, Materiality and Media, through ethnographic methods.

  • Enthusiastic teacher, passionate ethnographer and field work specialist, skilled data analyst and academic project manager, and multilingual professional (Portuguese, English, Nepali, French).

  • Curious, energetic academic professional, supporting equity and human rights, and self-professed Religion Studies nerd!