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!