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Citation: Hordge-Freeman E. (2016) Brokering Black Brazil or Fostering Global Citizenship? Global Engagement that Empowers Black Brazilian Communities. In: Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (eds) Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137553942_4

DOI: http://DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137553942_4

Abstract: I waited somewhat impatiently in a perpetually long line to use the restroom at Sankofa African Bar & Restaurant in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and when I glanced around, I saw two black women behind me whispering to each other and... Read More

Keywords: Political Engagement, Global Citizenship, Brazil, Citizenship, racism, colorism, family, Diaspora, socialization

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Citation: Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (2016) Conclusion: Toward a Future African Diasporic Approach to Research Diaspora. In: Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (eds) Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137553942_14

DOI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137553942_14

Abstract: Black transnational engagement between researchers in Brazil and those in the United States adds one more layer to the “major dialogue shaping the cultures and politics of the Afro-Atlantic world” (Matory 2006, 153). Contrary to the notion that intellectual trends... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking,Black Woman, African American Youth, Race Relation, Black American Culture, Racial Climate

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman E. THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT BASED ON RACIAL FEATURES FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. Innov Aging. 2017;1(Suppl 1):943. Published 2017 Jun 30. doi:10.1093/geroni/igx004.3388

DOI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6185081/

Abstract: This presentation examines how differential treatment based on racial features (skin color, hair texture and nose shape) in one’s family may have enduring consequences. Relying on research conducted through 116 semi-structured interviews and ethnography in fifteen phenotypically diverse Afro-Brazilian families... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Conner, C.T. (2017), The Social Construction of Race in Brazil: A Postcolonial Ethnographic Account of Race in Afro‐Brazilian Families. Symbolic Interaction, 40: 447-449. doi:10.1002/symb.283

DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/symb.283

Abstract: The Color of Love is an ethnographic study detailing how race is constructed by, and how it shapes familial relations within, Afro-Brazilian families. While Eurocentric studies of race usually construct distinct categories of the variable, this study shows how Brazilians... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman E., Mitchell-Walthour G.L. (2016) Introduction: In Pursuit of Du Bois’s “Second-Sight” through Diasporic Dialogues. In: Mitchell-Walthour G.L., Hordge-Freeman E. (eds) Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137553942_1

DOI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137553942_1

Abstract: In Souls of Black Folk, sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois elaborates on the notion of “double-consciousness,” a concept that captures how racial marginalization shapes the perspectives, experiences, and identity of blacks in American society. He characterizes blacks’ positionality as one... Read More

Keywords: Black Woman, Knowledge, Production, African American Culture, Identity, Negotiation, Black Folk, racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization

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Citation: Wingfield, A.H., Hordge-Freeman, E. and Smith-Lovin, L. (2018), "Does the Job Matter? Diversity Officers and Racialized Stress", Race, Identity and Work (Research in the Sociology of Work, Vol. 32), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 197-215

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320180000032013

Abstract: Research indicates that work in predominantly white professional settings generates stress for minority professionals. However, certain occupations may enable or constrain these race-related stressors. In this paper, we use affect control theory to examine the identity dynamics present in professions... Read More

Keywords: race, minority professionals, stress, occupations, emotions, emotional management, racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman, E. and Harrington, J., 2015. Ties that Bind: Localizing the Occupational Motivations that Drive Non-Union Affiliated Domestic Workers in Salvador, Brazil. Towards a Global History of Domestic and Caregiving Workers, pp.137-157.

DOI: https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004280144/B9789004280144-s007.xml

Abstract: In March 2013, coinciding with International Women’s Day, the Brazilian Congress approved a series of sweeping labor reforms related to domestic work, which some argue represent the “second abolition of slavery.” 1 The reforms were framed in this way in... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman E. “Bringing Your Whole Self to Research”: The Power of the Researcher’s Body, Emotions, and Identities in Ethnography. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. December 2018. doi:10.1177/1609406918808862

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406918808862

Abstract: Despite advancements, there remains relatively little research about how researchers navigate their bodies and emotions in the context of field research. Perhaps because it represents a threat to ideas about objective or value-free research, qualitative researchers may receive the least... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery

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Citation: Mitchell-Walthour, G. and Hordge-Freeman, E., 2016. Race And The Politics Of Knowledge Production. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US.

DOI: https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/race-and-the-politics-of-knowledge-production/17007520

Abstract: In this co-edited volume, Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman have invited contributors of African descent from the United States and Brazil to reflect on their multidimensional experiences in the field as researchers, collaborators, and allies to communities of color.... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman E, Veras E. Out of the Shadows, into the Dark: Ethnoracial Dissonance and Identity Formation among Afro-Latinxs. Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. 2020;6(2):146-160. doi:10.1177/2332649219829784

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2332649219829784

Abstract: A 2016 Pew report reported that 24 percent of Hispanics identify as Afro-Latinxs, but researchers know very little about the significance of Afro-Latinx identity and how it develops. Using survey data administered to 94 self-identified Afro-Latinxs and in-depth interviews with... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth. 2015. Out of Bounds?: Negotiating Researcher Positionality in Brazil, In Bridging Scholarship and Activism: Reflections from the Frontlines of Collaborative Research, eds. Bernd Reiter and Ulrich Oslender, Michigan State University Press.

DOI: http://drhordgefreeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Research.Link_.OutofBounds.pdf

Abstract: The transnational dialogues between black researchers from the United States and Brazil have been documented by a number of scholars (Hellwig 1992; Yelvington 2006). While the historical import of these dialogues have been discussed at length, only rarely does the... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth, Sarah Mayorga, and Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. “Exposing Whiteness Because We Are Free: Emancipation Methodological Practice in Identifying and Challenging Racial Practices in Sociology Departments.” In Rethinking Race and Ethnicity in Research Methods, ed. John Stanfield. Left Coast Press

DOI: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315420899/chapters/10.4324/9781315420899-11

Abstract: Race-related research presents a number of unique challenges that must be addressed so the integrity of the research process as well as the validity and reliability of the data can remain strong. Race as a category is a dehumanizing process... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Mayorga-Gallo S, Hordge-Freeman E. Between marginality and privilege: gaining access and navigating the field in multiethnic settings. Qualitative Research. 2017;17(4):377-394. doi:10.1177/1468794116672915

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794116672915

Abstract: In this article we propose a framework of credibility and approachability for researchers to use as they prepare for fieldwork and write up their data. Highlighting intersectional perspectives from two women and scholars of color, this framework translates the important... Read More

Keywords: approachability, Brazil, credibility, field work, insider/outsider, North Carolina, positionality, power, race and ethnicity, reflexivity, racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman, E., 2013. What's love got to do with it?: racial features, stigma and socialization in Afro-Brazilian families. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 36(10), pp.1507-1523.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.788200

Abstract: This article explores how racial socialization in poor and working-class Afro-Brazilian families conveys messages about racial features that reproduce and resist racial hierarchies. Relying on 116 semi-structured interviews and ethnography in fifteen Afro-Brazilian families conducted in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, I... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Burton, L.M., Bonilla‐Silva, E., Ray, V., Buckelew, R. and Hordge Freeman, E. (2010), Critical Race Theories, Colorism, and the Decade's Research on Families of Color. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72: 440-459. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00712.x

DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00712.x

Abstract: In the millennium’s inaugural decade, 2 interrelated trends influenced research on America’s families of color: the need for new knowledge about America’s growing ethnic/racial minority and immigrant populations and conceptual advances in critical race theories and perspectives on colorism. Three... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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Citation: Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth. The color of love: Racial features, stigma, and socialization in black Brazilian families. University of Texas Press, 2015.

DOI: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137553935

Abstract: The Color of Love reveals the power of racial hierarchies to infiltrate our most intimate relationships. Delving far deeper than previous sociologists have into the black Brazilian experience, Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman examines the relationship between racialization and the emotional life of... Read More

Keywords: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization

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Institutional Affiliation: University of South Florida

Areas of Expertise: racism, colorism, family, Brazil, Diaspora, socialization, modern slavery, trafficking

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