Interview with Professor Diana Gonçalves Vidal: Teacher, Researcher and Activist in (History of) Education

Diana Gonçalves Vidal is a full professor at the School of Education at the University of Sao Paulo (FEUSP), the post-graduate programs of the Institute for Brazilian Studies (IEB/USP), and the post graduate programs of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, all in Brazil. She is the head researcher of the thematic project Saberes e práticas em fronteiras: por uma história transnacional da educação (1810- ...), funded by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP); has a grant for productivity in research from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq), Brazil, at the A1 level. She has coordinated the Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in History of Education at the School of Education (Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Estudos e Pesquisas em História Educação - NIEPHE/FEUSP) since 1996.