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Informationen zum Autor Tiffany D. Joseph is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Faculty of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Stony Brook University. Klappentext Tiffany D. Joseph is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Faculty of Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Stony Brook University. Zusammenfassung Race on the Move takes readers on a journey from Brazil to the U.S. and back to explore how migration between these countries transforms Brazilians' interpretation of race in each place. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents and AbstractsIntroduction: Migration and Racial Movement across Borders chapter abstract This chapter describes how racial ideals move across borders via individuals who migrate between countries. This discussion is framed by scholarly debates regarding racial frameworks in the United States and Brazil and argues that migration can be used to comparatively examine race in both countries using the experiences of Brazilian return migrants in the city of Governador Valadares. The chapter introduces the theoretical concept of the transnational racial optic and concludes with a brief discussion of the author's positionality in conducting the study. 1The Town That Uncle Sam Built chapter abstract This chapter introduces readers to the city of Governador Valadares (GV). It explores the history of the U.S. presence there and how migration has transformed the city into a place where people, money, and culture flow to and from Brazilian immigrant enclaves in the United States. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how this transnational context shaped Valadarenses' racial conceptions before migrating. 2Deciphering U.S. Categories chapter abstract This chapter illustrates how the transnational racial optic influenced migrants' negotiation of U.S. categories. It explores their racial self-classifications, interpretation of the Latino and Hispanic categories, and perceptions of white racial classification in the United States and Brazil. This chapter describes how migrants used Brazilian racial classification norms to find their racial place in the United States. 3Navigating the Racial Divide chapter abstract This chapter delves into returnees' perceptions of and experiences with the U.S. racial divide in terms of discrimination, interpersonal relationships, and residential segregation. The discussion is framed by migrants' comparisons of black Americans-whom migrants perceive as upwardly mobile but racist-and black Brazilians-whom migrants perceive as socially disadvantaged but less racist. Migrants discover that in spite of overt racism in the United States, Americans of different races experience more social mobility than Brazilians. 4Classification after the Return Home chapter abstract This chapter explores migrants' renegotiation of their racial and skin tone classifications after their return migration and incorporates the perspectives of nonmigrants. The chapter compares returnees' and non-migrants' classifications and examines both groups' perceptions of the relationship between sun exposure and skin color. This chapter shows that migrants use U.S. racial classification norms to resituate themselves within Brazilian categories. 5Making America in Brazil chapter abstract This chapter examines how returnees remit U.S. racial ideals to GV by comparing returnees' and non-migrants' views of racial stratification in Brazil. It explores differences in these groups' perceptions of racial democracy, manifestations of racism, and black Brazilians. The chapter illustrates how the transnational racial optic facilitated a shift in returnees' racial conceptions after their U.S. migration experience. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how both groups believe U.S. migration has changed race relations in GV. 6Social Consequences of the Transnational Racial Optic chapter abstract This chapter ...
