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  • Patterns of Racial and Educational Assortative Mating in Brazil

    Patterns of Racial and Educational Assortative Mating in Brazil Demography June 2014, Volume 51, Issue 3 pages 835-856 DOI: 10.1007/s13524-014-0300-2 Aaron Gullickson, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Oregon Florencia Torche, Professor of Sociology New York University Exchange of racial for educational status has been documented for black/white marriages in the United States. Exchange may…

  • Race, color, and income inequality across the Americas

    Race, color, and income inequality across the Americas Demographic Research Volume 31 Article 24 (2014-09-19) pages 735-756 DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2014.31.24 Stanley Bailey, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Aliya Saperstein, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stanford University Andrew Penner, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Background: Racial inequality in the U.S. is typically…

  • Groundbreaking New Series – ‘Mister Brau’ – Gives Afro-Brazilians Representations to Cheer Despite Flaws

    Groundbreaking New Series – ‘Mister Brau’ – Gives Afro-Brazilians Representations to Cheer Despite Flaws Shadow and Act: On Cinema Of The African Diaspora 2015-10-07 Kiratiana Freelon Lázaro Ramos and Taís Araújo Brazilian television is very white, but most Brazilians aren’t. Brazil’s population is more than 50 percent black, but the television news and entertainment shows…

  • [PODCAST] In Konversation: Unpacking the myth of the “racial democracy” in Brazil – Part 1

    [PODCAST] In Konversation: Unpacking the myth of the “racial democracy” in Brazil – Part 1 briankamanzi 2015-10-04 Brian Kamanzi, Host Cape Town, South Africa Marcelo Rosa, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil In Konversation: Unpacking the myth of the “racial democracy” in Brazil – Part 1 by Inkonversation on Mixcloud Konversation meets…

  • Race: An Introduction

    Taking a comparative approach, this textbook is a concise introduction to race. Illustrated with detailed examples from around the world, it is organised into two parts. Part One explores the historical changes in ideas about race from the ancient world to the present day, in different corners of the globe. Part Two outlines ways in…

  • African Heritage and Memories of Slavery in Brazil and the South Atlantic World

    This book explores the history of African tangible and intangible heritages and its links with the public memory of slavery in Brazil and Angola. The two countries are deeply connected, given how most enslaved Africans, forcibly brought to Brazil during the era of the Atlantic slave trade, were from West Central Africa.

  • The “Coming White Minority”: Brazilianization or South-Africanization of U.S.?

    The “Coming White Minority”: Brazilianization or South-Africanization of U.S.? Racism Review: scholarship and activism towards racial justice 2015-08-31 Joe Feagin, Ella C. McFadden and Distinguished Professor of Sociology Texas A&M University To understand the so-called “browning of America” and “coming white minority,” we should accent the larger societal context, the big-picture context including systemic racism.…

  • Redefining Racial Categories: The Dynamics of Identity Among Brazilian-Americans

    Redefining Racial Categories: The Dynamics of Identity Among Brazilian-Americans Immigrants & Minorities: Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora Volume 33, Issue 1, 2015 pages 45-65 DOI: 10.1080/02619288.2014.909732 Catarina Fritz Department of Sociology and Corrections Minnesota State University, Mankato Research based on a sample of Brazilian youth living in Massachusetts reveals a variety of responses…

  • Dark-Skinned Or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging A Collective Identity

    Dark-Skinned Or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging A Collective Identity Code Switch: Frontiers of Race, Culture and Ethnicity National Public Radio 2015-08-12 Lulu Garcia-Navarro, South America Correspondent Sisters Francine and Fernanda Gravina have German, Italian, African and indigenous ancestry. (Lourdes Garcia-Navarro/NPR) If you want to get a sense of how complex racial identity is in…

  • Three personal stories that show Brazil is not completely beyond racism

    Three personal stories that show Brazil is not completely beyond racism The Globe and Mail Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2015-07-31 Stephanie Nolen, Latin America Correspondent Brazil’s national mythology is built on the idea of a democracia racial – a country whose population is uniquely mixed and has moved beyond racism. The lived experience of its citizens,…