Reimagining Black Difference and Politics in Brazil From Racial Demo
Reimagining Black Difference and Politics in Brazil examines Black Brazilian political struggle and the predicaments it faces in a time characterized by the increasing institutionalization of ethno-racial policies and black participation in policy orchest
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Reimagining Black Difference and Politics in Brazil From Racial Democracy to Multiculturalism
Alexandre Emboaba Da Costa
reimagining black difference and politics in brazil Copyright © Alexandre Emboaba Da Costa, 2014. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-48158-3
ISBN 978-1-137-38634-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9781137386342
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Contents
List of Tables
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: Black Cultural Politics and Decoloniality without Guarantees
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1 Post-racial Ideology, Emergent Multiculturalisms, and the Contemporary Conjuncture of Racial Politics in Brazil 2 The Difference Orùnmilá Makes: Ancestralidade and the Past as Project 3 Afoxé Omó Orùnmilá: History, Culture, and Politics in Movement 4 Hip-Hop and the Contemporary Politics of Ancestralidade 5 The Struggle to Decolonize Knowledge and Pedagogy 6 Contested Inclusions: Education Reforms and the Hyperconsciousness/Negation of Race 7 Educator Experiences with Anti-racist Pluriculturalismo
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Conclusion: The Challenges of the Decolonial in Practice
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Tables
3.1 Examples of Afoxé banners 7.1 Projeto Baobá activities, 2007–2009
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Acknowledgments
It is hard to account for the numerous friends, family members, colleagues, and activists that have supported me during the years of writing this book. I would like to begin by thanking those at the Centro Cultural Orùnmilá, especially Pai Paulo and Mãe Neide, the co-founders and spiritual and political crux of the Center. Their dedication to their community and ability to fight for what they believe, often with the smallest of resources, institutional capacity, and local governmental support, serves as an inspiration and guide for me in my own work and those aiming to make this world a more equal place. Silvany Euclênio was tremendously attentive and helpful in countless ways, especially with the aspects of my research involving education. I thank Silas Nogueira, Mestre Tião Preto (and his lovely family
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