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Sujatha Fernandes Office: Powdermaker Hall 252 Z |
Sujatha Fernandes is Assistant Professor of Sociology at
Dr Fernandes is the author of Cuba
Represent! Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of New Revolutionary
Cultures (Duke University Press, October 2006). She is currently working on
two new books. One is based on her field research in
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Selected Articles:
2007. “Barrio Women and Popular Politics in Chávez's Venezuela.” Latin American Politics and Society, Fall 2007, Volume 49, Number 3, pp 97 – 127.
2007. “Proven Presence: The Emergence of a Feminist Politics in Cuban
Hip-Hop.” Home Girls, Make Some Noise!: Hip
Hop Feminism Anthology,
2006. “Mambíses, Malandros, and Maleantes: Imaginerías Colectivas de Luchas y Supervivencia en el Rap Cubano y Venezolano.” Revista Iberoamericana, special issue edited by Alejandro Bruzual, Vol. LXXII, Octubre-Diciembre 2006, Núm. 217, pp 973 – 987.
2006. “Recasting Ideology, Recreating Hegemony: Critical Debates about Film in Contemporary Cuba.” Ethnography, Volume 7, Number 3, Autumn 2006.
2006. with Jason Stanyek, “Hip Hop and Black Public Spheres in
2006. “Ethnicity, Civil Society and the Church: The Politics of
Evangelical Christianity in
2005. “Transnationalism and Feminist Activism in Cuba: The Case of Magín.” Politics & Gender, Volume 1, Number 3, September 2005, pp 431- 452.
2003. “Fear of a Black Nation: Local Rappers, Transnational Crossings and State Power in Contemporary Cuba.” Anthropological Quarterly, Volume 76, Number 4, Fall 2003, pp 575 – 608.
2003. “Island Paradise, Revolutionary Utopia or Hustler's Haven? Consumerism and Socialism in Contemporary Cuban Rap.” Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, Volume 12, Number 3, Fall 2003, pp 359 – 375.
Fernandes - Recent commentary on Latin American and the
“Where is the
‘Right’ in Latin America’s Left Turn?” Economic and Political Weekly 43 (21)
and Znet,
“Cuba’s
Changing Leadership and the Dynamics of Civil Society,” Online forum,
Change in
“The
Trajectory of Indigenous Politics in Latin America,” Economic and Political Weekly 42(39) and
Znet,
“What Does
the ‘No’ Vote Mean?” The
Nation, Online Forum on
“What
is at Stake in Venezuela’s Reform Referendum?” Economic and Political Weekly 42(47) and
Znet,
“The
Gender Agenda of the Pink Tide in Latin America,” Economic and Political Weekly 42(39) and
Znet,
“Democracy
and Constitutional Reform: Rewriting the Constitution in Bolivia and
Venezuela,” Economic and
Political Weekly 42(21) and Znet,
“Political Parties and Social Change: Debates about a New Socialist Party in Venezuela,” Economic and Political Weekly 42(10) and Znet, March 19, 2007.
“A View from the Barrios: Hugo Chávez as an Expression of Urban Popular Movements,” LASA Forum Focus, Winter 2007, Vol 28, Issue 1, pp 17 – 19.
“Savvy Marketing or Debating the Issues: Recent Elections in
Latin America,” Economic and Political Weekly 42(1) and Znet,
“With or Without Fidel: The Future of the Cuban Revolution,” Economic and Political Weekly 41(38) and Znet, October 29, 2006.
“Smelter Struggle: Trinidad Fishing Community Fights Aluminum Project,” Corpwatch, September 6, 2006.
“Way Forward for the Left: Debates over Electoral Strategy in Mexico,” Economic and Political Weekly 41(31) and Znet, August 9, 2006.
“Trade Treaties and Challenging US Hegemony in the
Americas,” Economic and Political Weekly 41(20) and Znet,
“Beyond the World Social Forum,” Economic and Political Weekly 41(13) and Znet, April 6, 2006.
“Saints of
“Growing Movement of Community Radio in Venezuela,” Economic and Political Weekly 41(4) and Znet, December 24, 2005.
Manifesto Project
Students in my class “Foundations of Social Theory,” read Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto, and they wrote manifestos about the issues that affect them as young people in society today. A manifesto is a statement or declaration that describes the injustices of the world and outlines a program of the kinds of changes that should take place within it. Students in my classes were concerned about declining access to a college education for working class students, access to health care for undocumented immigrants, domestic violence, discrimination against women, working for the minimum wage, and drugs. Here are their voices:
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Class website: Whose work allows NYC to
function?
In
my Honors class, The Peopling of New York City, the students did individual
research projects on construction workers, domestic workers, restaurant
workers, taxi drivers, street vendors, gas station attendants, and other groups
in the city, documenting the role played by immigrant workers in the economy of
New York City
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Website
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