Afro-Brazilian Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the histories, cultures, and political struggles of people of African descent in Brazil, from slavery to the present, with particular attention to the African diaspora throughout the Lusophone world.
At the University of Michigan, the field has brought together literature, history, anthropology, and cultural studies to analyze how race, nation, and inequality have been shaped and contested by Black communities. The field also highlights the intellectual, artistic, and activist traditions through which Afro-Brazilians have reimagined identity, citizenship, and belonging.
