2005/11/01 by João H. Costa Vargas · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #Anthropological Studies and Insights #Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
paper · doi:10.1177/0921374005061991
openalex publication_date 2005/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Inspired by the multidimensional concept of genocide suggested by Patterson and his collaborators in 1951, I advance an argument for the necessity of coming to terms with the deadly, often state- and society-sanctioned, yet seldom overt contemporary campaigns against peoples of African descent. Approached from various angles, genocide allows us to understand seemingly disparate phenomena as they relate to each other, contributing to the continued oppression and death of Black people in Africa and its diaspora. Building on critical analyses of and comparisons between the US and Brazil, I propose a heuristic framework around which we can not only recognize but also combat the multiple forms that anti-Black genocide has acquired in late capitalist polities.