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'Pain into Purpose unearths and vividly displays a movement that many in Argentina still prefer not to see. What does it take for activists to keep going against all odds? Prisca Gayles provides a thoughtful and original analysis of collective will and emotional energy in the movimiento negro, a marginalized and often despised form of joint struggle.' Javier Auyero, editor of Portraits of Persistence and author of Squatter Life 'Pain into Purpose creatively examines Black activism in Argentina from the 1980s to today. It moves beyond the well-known narrative of Black invisibility and reminds us that Black people did not 'disappear' but continue to fight for recognition. Because Gayles creatively centers Black women, she further reminds us that #blackgirlmagic exists throughout the Americas.' Erika D. Edwards, author of Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic 'This beautifully written book provides us with much needed information on the Black experience in Argentina. Based on meticulously conducted research, Gayles visibilizes the struggles of a people whom for years have been rendered invisible. Indeed, as Gayles observes, 'Argentina is Black, too!' ('¡Argentina también es afro!'). Pain into Purpose not only allows us to hear the voices of Black Argentines, but also reveals the genealogies and contemporary realities of Black Argentinian struggle in ways that negate the myth of a mono-racially white Argentina.' Christen Smith, author of Afro-Paradise: Blackness, Violence, and Performance in Brazil

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Prisca Gayles is Assistant Professor of Gender, Race, and Identity and Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno. This is her first book.

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