Tag: Erica Lorraine Williams

  • How sexism, racism, and socio-economic inequality interact in the Brazilian sex industry

  • Revolutionizing Romance: Interracial Couples in Contemporary Cuba [Williams Review] Association for Feminist Anthropology Book Reviews 2012-12-21 Erica Lorraine Williams, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia Nadine T. Fernandez, Revolutionizing Romance: Interracial Couples in Contemporary Cuba (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2010) In this insightful and well-written ethnography, Nadine Fernandez explores a central paradox:…

  • Blonde Beauties and Black Booties: Racial Hierarchies in Brazil Ms. Magazine Blog 2010-06-11 Erica Williams, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia Model scouts strategically target towns in Southern Brazil to “find the right genetic cocktail of German and Italian ancestry, perhaps with some Russian or other Slavic blood thrown in,” explains Alexei Barrionuevo…