The goal of this project is twofold: first, to create a searchable digital archive of Brazil's so-called "black press," and second, to catalogue the articles that appear in those newspapers.  The black press consists of newspapers written by and for people of color in several Brazilian cities, from the first decades of the 20th century until today.  Currently, collections are scattered among several reels of microfilm, as well as in paper photocopies (in my possession), that are usually difficult to obtain.  A digital archive and a catalog of these newspapers would provide an incredible and, until now, underutilized resource for teaching and research--my own as well as others'--about the ways that people of color themselves contributed to debates about race and nation in Latin America.   I will use this archive as part of my ongoing research project on black intellectuals' ideas about race, nation, and citizenship in modern Brazil, and as the basis for a Portuguese-language course next Fall.  

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Student Tasks and Responsibilities:  Have set aside a core selection of these newspapers (from the 1910s to the late 1970s, primarily from the cities of São Paulo and Rio), which UROP students would scan/digitalize, and convert into text-searchable form, if possible.  Working in consultation with me, and through readings I will give them about the topics covered in Brazil's black press, students will create a catalogue of relevant articles by title, authors, and major themes.