Against Racism
Organizing for Social Change in Latin America
Published on 22. March 2022
286 pages
978-0-8229-8874-8 (ISBN)
Description
Powerful narratives often describe Latin American nations as fundamentally mestizo. These narratives have hampered the acknowledgment of racism in the region, but recent multiculturalist reforms have increased recognition of Black and Indigenous identities and cultures. Multiculturalism may focus on identity and visibility and address more casual and social forms of racism, but can also distract attention from structural racism and racialized inequality, and constrain larger antiracist initiatives. Additionally, multiple understandings of how racism and antiracism fit into projects of social transformation make racism a complex and multifaceted issue. The essays in Against Racism examine actors in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico that move beyond recognition politics to address structural inequalities and material conflicts and build common ground with other marginalized groups. The organizations in this study advocate an approach to deep social structural transformation that is inclusive, fosters alliances, and is inspired by a radical imagination.
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Monica Moreno Figueroa (Editor)
Monica Moreno Figueroa is associate professor in sociology at the University of Cambridge and a fellow in social sciences at Downing College, Cambridge. Her research focuses on the lived experience of race and racism; the interconnections between feminist theory and critical race theory; and visual methodologies and applied research collaborations.
Peter Wade (Editor)
Peter Wade is a professor of social anthropology at the University of Manchester who has worked on issues of racial, ethnic, and national identities in Latin America, particularly Colombia. Recently he has researched the construction of nature, biology, genetics, and culture in ideas about race. Currently he directs a project on cultures of antiracism in Latin America.
Monica Moreno Figueroa is associate professor in sociology at the University of Cambridge and a fellow in social sciences at Downing College, Cambridge. Her research focuses on the lived experience of race and racism; the interconnections between feminist theory and critical race theory; and visual methodologies and applied research collaborations.
Peter Wade (Editor)
Peter Wade is a professor of social anthropology at the University of Manchester who has worked on issues of racial, ethnic, and national identities in Latin America, particularly Colombia. Recently he has researched the construction of nature, biology, genetics, and culture in ideas about race. Currently he directs a project on cultures of antiracism in Latin America.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction | Peter Wade and Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa
- 1. The Formation of Mestizo Nations | Fernando García, Antonio Sérgio Guimarães, Emiko Saldívar, and Mara Viveros-Vigoya
- 2. Anti-Racism, Intersectionality, and the Struggle for Dignity | Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa and Mara Viveros-Vigoya
- 3. Bodily Anti-Racism: What Bodies Can "Do" to Contest Racism in Public Spaces | Krisna Ruette-Orihuela
- 4. Territory and Anti-Racism | Peter Wade
- 5. Upward Mobility, Professionalization, and Anti-Racism | Gisela Carlos-Fregoso
- 6. Giving Meaning to Racial Justice: Symbolic Uses of Law in Anti-Racist Struggles | María Moreno
- 7. Anti-Racism in Mestizo Societies | Peter Wade
- Conclusion | Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa and Peter Wade
- Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index
