Teaching Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian Political Philosophy
In 1980, Abdias do Nascimento, one of Brazil’s greatest black activists and intellectuals, published a seminal essay titled “Quilombismo: An Afro-Brazilian
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#BrazilFreedomSchool, Anti-Black Violence, and the Rio Olympics: An Interview with Christen Smith
This month I interviewed Professor Christen Smith (@profsassy), Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology at University
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A Tale of Two Graffitis: The American Tag and the Brazilian Pixação
In 1970 on the U.S. East Coast, before there were murals or graffiti “pieces,” even before people began experimenting with
Read moreA Telenovela, Slavery, and the Diaspora
A Escrava Isaura, the 1875 novel by Bernardo Guimaraes, was one of a number of late 19th century works of
Read moreBenedicta’s Cabin and the Space of Silence
On August 12, 1798- the day in which the so-called Tailor’s Conspiracy of Bahia, Brazil was discovered by colonial authorities-
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