Racializing blackness and politicizing race: the significance of race in electoral politics in Salvador and São Paulo, Brazil

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Mitchell,Gladys Lanier (Author)
    Format:
    Dissertation/Thesis
    Publication Date:
    2008
    Published:
    Chicago: University of Chicago, Dept. of Political Science
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title Details:
    p. 239 leaves
    Subject Term:
    Politics and government, Blacks, Identity (self awareness), Brazil, Race identity, and Political aspects
    Notes:
    239 p., "Despite the popular adage that blacks do not vote for blacks, using original survey data, I find that Afro-Brazilians in Salvador and São Paulo who identify as black (preto or negro ) vote for black politicians more than Afro-Brazilians who claim lighter colors. This is a significant finding because it means that Afro-Brazilians do not choose identities idly. Rather, identifying as black is a form of black consciousness." --The Author

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