Tag: António Sérgio Guimarães

  • In “The Prism of Race,” David Lehmann explores, theoretically and practically, issues of race, the state, social movements, and civil society, and then goes beyond these themes to ask whether Brazilian politics will forever circumvent the severe problems facing the society by co-optation and by tinkering with unjust structures.

  • Racial Democracy: The Sociological History of a Concept Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 2013-02-15 Antonio Sergio Guimarães, Professor of Sociology Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil I will examine the coining, the uses, and meanings of the expression “racial democracy” from the 1930’s onwards including…

  • The book covers the gamut of inter-ethnic experiences throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, from the sixteenth century to the present day, integrating contributions from history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, literary, and cultural studies. It offers a radical updating of both empirical data and methodologies, and aims to contribute to current debates on racism and ethnic relations…