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Day 9: Happy researcher is exhausted
A happy researcher is a tired one. On my last day, I went to a party convention, hoping to interview two representatives who were going...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Dec 10, 20182 min read


Day 8: Sad researcher is sad
What that picture doesn't show is how empty that committee room was. On that day, there was also what we call a "solemn session", that...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Dec 6, 20182 min read


Day 7: The Wednesday hussle
So, yeah, I'm super late with this post. Such is the life of fieldwork and research - some things fall by wayside. I took copious notes...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Dec 4, 20183 min read


Day 6: I did it!
Another Tuesday that feels like an entire week; and I got an interview! But the Chamber is a place of paradoxes and conflicts. I also...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Nov 28, 20183 min read


Day 5: Ramping things up again
Yes, I know, Monday is not a day of much activity, I've said as much on Day 1. But it's the day when all activity is planned. Which means...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Nov 27, 20182 min read


Day 4: Winding things down
Day 4 goes on with much less effort. So much so, that the picture above was taken on Day 3. It is a quote from president Juscelino...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Nov 23, 20182 min read


Day 3: Prep-week and interview week
Day 3 is a Wednesday and that's where all the parlamentarians are really in the Chamber getting things done. The fact that I scheduled...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Nov 22, 20182 min read


Day 2: Black Awareness Day
Day 2 is Tuesday and on Tuesdays the Chamber really comes alive. It's what Mondays are for everyone else. But this is no ordinary...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Nov 21, 20182 min read


Day 1: Everyone hates Mondays
As part of my PhD thesis, I have gone to each country to interview key individuals and observe sessions and daily activities. I did a...
Larissa Peixoto Gomes
Nov 19, 20182 min read
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