Race and Racism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Rebecca Lemos Igreja; Richard Santos; Carlos Agudelo

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Race and Racism in Latin America and the Caribbean

A Crossview from Brazil

Rebecca Lemos Igreja , Richard Santos and Carlos Agudelo

Volume 1 in the series Latin America in Perspective

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110727647

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About this book

Race and Racism in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Crossview from Brazil discusses the racial issue in Latin America by inserting Brazil’s perspective within the regional debate, at once contrasting with more common nationally-focused perspectives and highlighting the exchange between the luso and hispano worlds.

Through this dialogical scheme, the volume aims to offer a panorama of the historical and contemporary debates on the racial issue across the region. It emphasizes, in particular, slavery’s inheritance, the persistent subordination of the black population along with its mobilization and exchanges, the centrality of the anti-racist struggle and its main actors and intellectuals, the impact of multicultural and racial equality policies, and the development of categorizations.

Race and Racism in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Crossview from Brazil brings about the need to enlarge knowledge on the black population in the region, identifying national particularities, distinct historical contexts and forms of categorization and relations with other ethnic groups, The volume also illustrates a current state of affairs, underscoring new debates and challenges which arise in a context of sanitary crisis and black genocide.

Offers a detailed comparative perspective; analyses current events, social movements & public policies
Highlights new actors in the discussion on Afro-descendants in Latin America
Brings an updated & broad perspective on racial relations in Brazil

Author information

Rebecca Lemos Igreja, U Brasilia; Richard Santos, UFS Bahia, Brazil; Carlos Agudelo, U de Paris, France.

Reviews

“An innovative and counter-hegemonic book that contributes to the reflection on race and racism in Latin America.”
Maria do Carmo Rebouças dos Santos, PhD, Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB), Brazil

“Essential reading for its analytical rigour and its freedom of thought. A new way of understanding Latin American blackness.”
Odile Homann, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), France

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of acronyms Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
List of figures and tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
José de Souza Andrade – Photojournalist Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I Race, colour and racism in Latin American history and social sciences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
II Historical predecessors of Black protagonism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
III Multiculturalism and new ethno-racial identities in Latin America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
IV The construction of “race” as a foundational category of rights and public policies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
V Multiculturalism and the new landscapes: Final thoughts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students of Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science; researchers of Latin America, Racism, Afro descendants.
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 206
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Coloured Illustrations: 6
- Tables: 2
- Other: Photo Section auf den S. XIV-XVI (auf Bilderdruckpapier!)
Keywords: Afro descendants; Racism; Discrimination; Latin America; Social movements

eBook

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9783110727647

Hardcover

Published: December 5, 2022
ISBN: 9783110727265