LLILAS Brazil Center Presents: "Brazil Center Keynote: Afro-Brazilian Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries, Religion, and Politics"
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The LLILAS Brazil Center presents a keynote address by Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, "Afro-Brazilian Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries, Religion, and Politics."
Dr. Mitchell-Walthour will discuss her book, “The Politics of Survival: Black Women Social Welfare Beneficiaries in Brazil and the United States.” Brazil and the USA have elected far-right presidents in the recent past. Many scholars believe the success of these leaders is the result of Evangelical voters. Dr. Mitchell-Walthour uses an intersectional analysis to demonstrate why these explanations do not neatly fit the case of poor Afro-descendant women in select cities in Brazil and the USA. She discusses their progressive political opinions and why race, gender, and politics scholars should include poor Black women at the center of scholarship and how comparative scholarship highlights the interaction of national myths and attitudes.