African Roots, Brazilian Rites

1. Introduction: What Roots? Which Routes?
Cheryl Sterling

2. Where Is Africa in the Nation? History as Transformative Praxis
Cheryl Sterling

3. Ritual Encounters and Performative Moments
Cheryl Sterling

4. From Candomblé to Carnaval: Secularizing Africa and Visualizing Blackness
Cheryl Sterling

5. Aesthetically Black: The Articulation of Blackness in the Black Arts Movement and Quilombhoje
Cheryl Sterling

6. Performing Bodies Performing Blackness Performing Self: The Quest for a Transformative Poiesis
Cheryl Sterling

7. Centering Blackness: Hip-Hop and the Outing of Marginality
Cheryl Sterling

8. Conclusion: Uma Luta que Nos Transcende
Cheryl Sterling

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, African Politics, Latin American Politics, Latin American Culture, Ethnicity Studies, Arts, Performing Arts