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Race and the Brazilian Body

Blackness, Whiteness, and Everyday Language in Rio de Janeiro

By: Jennifer Roth-Gordon

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Race and the Brazilian Body

Blackness, Whiteness, and Everyday Language in Rio de Janeiro

By: Jennifer Roth-Gordon

Brazil's "comfortable racial contradiction"--"Good" appearances : race, language, and citizenship -- Investing in whiteness: middle-class practices of linguistic discipline -- Fears of racial contact : crime, violence, and the struggle over urban space -- Avoiding blackness : the flip side of boa aparência -- Making the mano : the uncomfortable visibility of blackness in politically conscious Brazilian hip hop -- Conclusion : "seeing" race

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Univ of California Press

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0520293800

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Ethnographic Insights on Latin America and the Caribbean

By: Melanie A. Medeiros,Jennifer R. Guzmán

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Ethnographic Insights on Latin America and the Caribbean

By: Melanie A. Medeiros,Jennifer R. Guzmán

Ethnographic Insights on Latin America and the Caribbean offers a compelling introduction to the region by providing a series of ethnographic case studies that examine the most pressing issues communities are facing today. These case studies address key topics such as inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Black racism, resistance against extractive industries, migration and transnational families, revitalization of Indigenous languages, art and solidarity in the wake of political violence, resilience in the face of climate change, and recent social movements. Designed for courses in a variety of disciplines, this expansive volume is organized in thematic sections, with introductions that draw important connections between chapters. The first section provides essential background on ethnography, archaeology, and history, while chapters in the following sections center local perspectives, strategies, and voices. Each chapter ends with reflection and discussion questions, key concepts with definitions, and resources to explore further. Presenting a snapshot of life during the early decades of the twenty-first century, Ethnographic Insights on Latin America and the Caribbean illuminates the structural forces and human agency that are determining the future of the region and the world.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487555598

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Speaking of Race

Language, Identity, and Schooling Among African American Children

By: Jennifer B. Delfino

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Speaking of Race

Language, Identity, and Schooling Among African American Children

By: Jennifer B. Delfino

Speaking of Race explores the linguistic practices of African American children in an after school program in Washington, DC. Drawing on ethnographic research, Jennifer B. Delfino illustrates how students’ linguistic practices are often perceived as barriers to learning and achievement and provides an in-depth look at how students challenge this perception by using language to transform the meaning of race in relation to ideas about academic success. In providing insight into the institutionalized processes by which African American children are seen and heard as “problem students,” this book helps scholars and practitioners better support marginalized pupils in their efforts to achieve racial transformation and educational justice in schools.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793606498

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9781793606495

Race and the Brazilian Body

Blackness, Whiteness, and Everyday Language in Rio de Janeiro

By: Jennifer Roth-Gordon

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Blackness, Whiteness, and Everyday Language in Rio de Janeiro

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Political Oratory and Cartooning

An Ethnography of Democratic Process in Madagascar

By: Jennifer Jackson

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Political Oratory and Cartooning

An Ethnography of Democratic Process in Madagascar

By: Jennifer Jackson

Political Oratory and Cartooning An Ethnography of Democratic Processes in Madagascar “Insightful, detailed, and substantial, this book has much to say to students of language and followers of politics, not to mention those of us passionate about both and how they interact.” Virginia R. Dominguez, Gutgsell Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Why don’t more people write books like this? Jennifer Jackson’s brilliant insights on Malagasy cartooning, oratory, and political culture are not only a breath of fresh air for the anthropological study of political language, but a genuinely creative contribution to the study of global democracy.” David Graeber, Goldsmiths, University of London Called kabary in the island nation of Madagascar, political oratory jostles with political cartoon satire in competing for public attention and shaping opinion. The apparent simplicity of these modes of political commentary conceals nuanced subtleties, which inform the constantly evolving landscape of politics. Linguistic anthropologist Jennifer Jackson offers an original semiotic analysis of the formative social role played by these narratives in Madagascar’s polity. Though political orators and cartoonists rarely come face to face, their linguistic skirmishing both reflects and informs the political process, deploying rhetorical devices that have significant impacts on the vernacular political culture, its language and publics. This new ethnography examines the dynamic interplay between past and new forms of oratory and satire and their effects in social, religious, class, and transnational contexts. Jackson assesses how far they mirror the vicissitudes of political agency and authority, especially under the leadership of President Marc Ravalomanana. The author shows how democracy must be understood as historically contingent, bound in a local and global accretion of social and economic relations, and always mediated by language.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118306155

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Book's by Jennifer Roth-Gordon

Race and the Brazilian Body

Race and the Brazilian Body

Ethnographic Insights on Latin America and the Caribbean

Ethnographic Insights on Latin America and the Caribbean

Speaking of Race

Speaking of Race

Race and the Brazilian Body

Race and the Brazilian Body

Political Oratory and Cartooning

Political Oratory and Cartooning

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