Racism and Black Activism in Brazil

A Literary and Historical Review

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ID16944349
AuthorsPaulo César Ramos (0000-0001-9283-3592, Universidade de São Paulo), Ana Maura Tomesani (0000-0001-7358-7760, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2019
Volume8
Issue1-2
Pages3-31
Publication date2019-12-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrasiliana- Journal for Brazilian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2245-4373 • E-ISSN: 2245-4373
PublisherBrasiliana - Journal for Brazilian Studies (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.25160/bjbs.v8i1-2.106209
OpenAlexW3118314772
LanguageEN
References cited12

This article intends to present a review on the history and literature of racism and black activism in Brazil. It is divided into two parts: the first is focused on the way concepts such as racism and anti-racism were explored in Brazilian academia, the emergence of the racial democracy thesis and its critics, and academic militance. The second follows the development of black activism in Brazil since the proclamation of the Republic (1889) until today, including two periods of authoritarian government. Where literature in the field suggests there were three phases of black activism in Brazil, we propose a fourth phase for the current period (2000’s onwards). The guiding idea of this division is that academic and street activism were developed side by side – findings in academia were reflected in the flags defended by activists, and the latter became public policy

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Political activism · Political science · Politics · Proclamation · Racism · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil

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