87. Dignified Work - Gender, Race, & Class in Labor in Brazil w. Dr. Cassie Osei - LeftPOC Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Cassie Osei discusses her research on the history of Black women’s labor and related social change in Brazil, conducting research in Brazil as a Black woman herself, and the racial politics of the reality show Love Is Blind: Brazil. — Readings & Resources (from Dr, Osei): Paulina Alberto - Terms of Inclusion https://uncpress.org/book/9780807871713/terms-of-inclusion/#:~:text=Terms%20of%20Inclusion%20tells%20a,citizenship%20in%20twentieth%2Dcentury%20Brazil. Barbara Weinstein - “How does the painting ‘The Redemption of Ham’ by Modesto Brocos illustrate ideas of whitening?” https://www.choices.edu/video/how-does-the-painting-the-redemption-of-ham-by-modesto-brocos-illustrate-ideas-of-whitening/ Katia Costa Santos - “Black Girls of Ipanema” https://nacla.org/black-girls-ipanema Keisha-Khan Perry - Black Women against the Land Grab: The Fight for Racial Justice in Brazil https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/black-women-against-the-land-grab Kia Lilly Caldwell - Negras in Brazil: Re-envisioning Black Women, Citizenship, and the Politics of Identity https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/negras-in-brazil/9780813539577 Raquel Barreto - “Amefricanity: The black feminism of Lélia Gonzalez” https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/commentary/amefricanity PhDivas Podcast - “Afro-Brazilian Women’s History & Low Femme Theory with Dr. Cassie Osei” https://phdivaspodcast.wordpress.com/2022/05/27/s6e8-afro-brazilian-womens-history-low-femme-theory-with-dr-cassie-osei/ Professor Osei on social media: Twitter: @tropigalia Instagram:@brasilianista — (additional readings & resources): Edward Telles - Race in Another America: The Significance of Skin Color in Brazil https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691127927/race-in-another-america Juliana Barreto Farias (editor) - Black Women in Brazil in Slavery and Post-Emancipation https://dafricapress.com/Black-Women-in-Brazil-in-Slavery-and-Post-Emancipation-p81850749 Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman - The Color of Love: Racial Features, Stigma, and Socialization in Black Brazilian Families https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477307885/ Silvio Almeida on youtube (em português) https://www.youtube.com/@silviolual “Maid Saved US$ 5,800 and Took Daughter to Disney World” https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/business/2020/02/maid-saved-us5800-and-took-daughter-to-disney-world.shtml Love Is Blind Brazil https://www.netflix.com/title/81284981 — -Intro: "My Life as a Video Game" by Michael Salamone -Outro: "Deixa Rolar” by MC Tas --- Learn more about the Left POCket Project via: Twitter: twitter.com/LeftPOC Facebook: facebook.com/leftpoc Reddit: reddit.com/user/leftpoc/ Subscribe: Soundcloud: soundcloud [dot] com/leftpoc Spreaker: spreaker.com/user/leftpoc Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/13trBKujjjBnmWHeDZcC5Z or search "LeftPOC" iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leftp…d1329313097?mt=2 or search "LeftPOC" in podcasts Youtube: www.youtube.com/@leftpoc Support: patreon.com/leftpoc