La politique raciale dans le Brésil contemporain et l’accès au système public d’enseignement supérieur : un récit rétrospectif à la première personne

This article discusses the complex relationships between politics and anthropology through an analysis of the recent history of social engineering that transformed policies designed to reduce class inequalities into policies to reduce « racial » inequality. To do this I recall my own experience of a...

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Main Author: Yvonne Maggie
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Maison des Science de l'Homme 2013-11-01
Series:Brésil(s)
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/bresils/204
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Summary:This article discusses the complex relationships between politics and anthropology through an analysis of the recent history of social engineering that transformed policies designed to reduce class inequalities into policies to reduce « racial » inequality. To do this I recall my own experience of almost five decades of research and teaching. While aware of the pitfalls in any personal narrative, I confront the challenge of this daring exercise in personal ethnography, putting myself in the position of my own informant.
ISSN:2257-0543
2425-231X