Pain Into Purpose - Mobilizing Emotions in Argentina''s Black Resistance Movement

"This book examines Argentina's Black resistance movement and how activists grapple with a history of erasure and denial of an Argentinian Black past and present. An important resource for students and scholars interested in Afro-Latin America, social movements, and gender studies"--

List of contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Argentina también es afro; 1. '¿De dónde sos?': Mechanisms of Racialization in a 'Raceless' but White Nation; 2. Poner el Cuerpo: The Emergence of the Movimiento Negro, 1983-2013; 3. 'Somos los primeros desaparecidos.': Mobilizing the Emotional and Discursive Opportunities of the Human Rights Movement; 4. '¡Qué su voz se escuche!': A Black Feminist Toolkit and the Everyday Successes of Race-based Social Movements; 5. 'Ahora más que nunca.': The Saliency of Black Activism during a Pandemic; Conclusion; Appendix A. Methodological Appendix; Appendix B. List of Organizations and Collectives; Appendix C. Demographic Information of Interviewees; Works Cited; Index.

About the author

Prisca Gayles is Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno. This is her first book.

Summary

This book examines Argentina's Black resistance movement and how activists grapple with a history of erasure and denial of an Argentinian Black past and present. An important resource for students and scholars interested in Afro-Latin America, social movements, and gender studies.

Product details

• Authors: Prisca Gayles, Prisca (University of Nevada Gayles
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781009569736
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0956973-6
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Afro-Latin America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Argentina, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Social discrimination & inequality, History of the Americas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Black & Asian Studies, Social discrimination and social justice, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage