Ana Rita Santiago

Ana Rita Santiago is a Brazilian retired associate professor at the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB) and professor for the cultural criticism postgraduate programme, at Bahia State University (UNEB). Concentrating her research on literature by black women in Brazil she served as the president of the Association of Black Researchers of Bahia. Following her retirement from university, in 2023 she joined the Brazilian federal Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship as general coordinator in the ''Sistema Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial'' (National System for the Promotion of Racial Equality – SINAPIR). Provided by Wikipedia