Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil

Michael Hanchard, Michael Hanchard

• Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• Year: 1999
• ISBN:
  9780822382539
• Topic: Scienze sociali
• Subtopic: Studi sulle minoranze

Bringing together U.S. and Brazilian scholars, as well as Afro-Brazilian political activists, Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil represents a significant advance in understanding the complexities of racial difference in contemporary Brazilian society. While previous scholarship on this subject has been largely confined to quantitative and statistical research, editor Michael Hanchard presents a qualitative perspective from a variety of disciplines, including history, sociology, political science, and cultural theory.
The contributors to Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil examine such topics as the legacy of slavery and its abolition, the historical impact of social movements, race-related violence, and the role of Afro-Brazilian activists in negotiating the cultural politics surrounding the issue of Brazilian national identity. These essays also provide comparisons of racial discrimination in the United States and Brazil, as well as an analysis of residential segregation in urban centers and its affect on the mobilization of blacks and browns. With a focus on racialized constructions of class and gender and
sexuality, Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil reorients the direction of Brazilian studies, providing new insights into Brazilian culture, politics, and race relations.
This volume will be of importance to a wide cross section of scholars engaged with Brazil in particular, and Latin American studies in general. It will also appeal to those invested in the larger issues of political and social movements centered on the issue of race. Contributors. Benedita da Silva, Nelson do Valle Silva, Ivanir dos Santos, Richard Graham, Michael Hanchard, Carlos Hasenbalg, Peggy A. Lovell, Michael Mitchell, Tereza Santos, Edward Telles, Howard Winant

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Free African Brazilians and the State in Slavery Times
• Black Cinderella? Race and the Public Sphere in Brazil
• Ethnic Boundaries and Political Mobilization among African Brazilians: Comparisons with the U.S. Case
• Racial Democracy and Racial Identity: Comparing the United States and Brazil
• Miguel Reale and the Impact of Conservative Modernization on Brazilian Race Relations
• Women and Racial Inequality at Work in Brazil
• Notes on Racial and Political Inequality in Brazil
• The Black Movement and Political Parties: A Challenging Alliance
• My Conscience, My Struggle
• Blacks and Political Power
• Contributors
• Index