The recipient of the 2024 ENCATC Research Award was revealed at the annual ENCATC Research Award
Ceremony held in Lecce on the evening of 19 September, in the frame of the 2024 ENCATC Congress “Culture that matters: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Futures“.
The 2024 Award winner: João Oswaldo Leiva Filho
Doctoral Thesis: Fifty Years Measuring Cultural Engagement: Contributions, Gaps and the Future of Survey, defended at Goldsmiths, University of London.
João Leiva Filho is a Brazilian researcher and cultural entrepreneur. Leiva holds a degree in Economics from USP (University of São Paulo), a Master’s degree in Cinema from USP, and a Master’s degree in Cultural Management from UOC (Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain). In early 2024, Leiva completed his PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London, at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship. He has worked as a journalist for newspapers such as Folha de S.Paulo and Valor, and in communications for the Secretariat of Culture of the State of São Paulo before founding his consultancy company, JLeiva Cultura & Esporte. JLeiva has conducted numerous non-academic investigations in the cultural sector in Brazil, including mapping theater productions and independent music venues in the city of São Paulo, and the job market for professionals in the animation industry. Leiva has also led several studies on cultural engagement in Brazilian cities.