ABSTRACT
The interdisciplinary perspectives presented in Brazil's New Racial Politics build upon and extend current scholarship on race in Brazil, by exploring the dynamics of anti-racist activism and identity politics in the country during the early twenty-first century. The advent of affirmative action policies in university admissions and employment in 2001, served to further challenge Brazilian notions of racial democracy. Many of the contributors to Brazil's New Racial Politics are scholar-activists who have a deep commitment to the fulfillment of democracy and racial equality in Brazil. Racusen analysis also highlights the potential impact of affirmative action policies for the politics of racial identity and racial self-identification in the country. Bernd Reiter's argument regarding the racialized implications of inclusion and exclusion in Brazil provides researchers with a fruitful starting point for further reflection and inquiry. Conceicao notes that the success of Afro-Brazilian cultural groups in the city of Salvador failed to translate into increased access to political power for Afro-Brazilians.
