Description
Book SynopsisAntiracist Discourse in Brazil: From Abolition to Affirmative Action follows Teun A. van Dijk’s earlier studies on racist discourse in Europe, the USA, and Latin America. This book focuses on antiracist discourse, focusing on the history of the discourse against slavery and racism and in favor of abolition and affirmative action in Brazil. After a theoretical chapter on antiracism and antiracist discourse, the author studies Jesuit texts of the 17th and 18th century criticizing the abuses against slaves and the texts of black and white writers in the 19th century advocating abolition. The author analyzes discourses of 20th century scholars, journalists, and activists who explicitly combat prevalent international eugenicist and racist ideologies as well as post-abolition discrimination of black people all while challenging the dominant myth of Brazil as a ‘racial democracy.’ After the historical study of these antiracist discourses, this book offers a detailed case study of contemporary debates on affirmative action in Brazilian parliament.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Theoretical Framework
Chapter 3. Antislavery and Abolitionist Discourse
Chapter 4. Antiracist Discourse after Abolition
Chapter 5. Contemporary Antiracist Discourse
Chapter 6. The Discourse of Affirmative Action
Chapter 7. Conclusions
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