The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil
The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil. This paper traces the genealogy of « racial » taxonomies in Brazil arguing that recent policies which focus on the « black population » or the « black community » depend upon a belief that Brazilian society is neatly divided into « blacks » and « ...
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| description | The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil. This paper traces the genealogy of « racial » taxonomies in Brazil arguing that recent policies which focus on the « black population » or the « black community » depend upon a belief that Brazilian society is neatly divided into « blacks » and « not blacks », thus superseding taxonomies which produce ambiguous « racial » categories based on the social « appearance » of individuals. The paper argues that such new political orientation may be a form of self fulfilling prophecy, bringing into being that which it assumed to exist. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1d8d078a7ba42a3ba50eac2a028878e2022-12-22T03:54:37ZengSociété des américanistesJournal de la Société des Américanistes0037-91741957-78422009-12-0195226128210.4000/jsa.11108The politics of « racial » classification in BrazilPeter FryThe politics of « racial » classification in Brazil. This paper traces the genealogy of « racial » taxonomies in Brazil arguing that recent policies which focus on the « black population » or the « black community » depend upon a belief that Brazilian society is neatly divided into « blacks » and « not blacks », thus superseding taxonomies which produce ambiguous « racial » categories based on the social « appearance » of individuals. The paper argues that such new political orientation may be a form of self fulfilling prophecy, bringing into being that which it assumed to exist.http://journals.openedition.org/jsa/11108affirmative actionraceracial taxonomies |
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| title | The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil |
| title_full | The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil |
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| title_short | The politics of « racial » classification in Brazil |
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| topic | affirmative action race racial taxonomies |
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