Tshombe Miles

Education

Ph.D., History, Brown University

MPhil, Latin American History and Afro-Diaspora History, Brown University

M.A., Latin American History and American Studies, City College of New York

B.A., International Studies, Latin American Concentration, City College of New York

School of International Training Brazil

Books

Miles, T. (2019). Race and Afro-Brazilian Agency in Brazil. (p. 115 ). Routledge/Taylor Francis.

Miles, T. L. (2012). A luta contra a escravatura e o racismo no Ceará (The Fight Against Slavery and Racism in Ceará). (p. 194). Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, Demócrito Rocha.

Miles PhD, T. What We Can Learn About the Maroons: in History, Theory, and Praxis. In Progress.

Journal Articles

Miles, T. L. (2019). "From Invisibility to Visibility: The Afro-Brazilian Struggle in Ceará". NACLA Report on the Americas/The North American Congress on Latin America is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, Volume 51(4). Pages 394-400.

Miles, T. L. (2018). "Reflecting on the Legacy of Brazilian Slavery and Reimaging Afro-Brazilian Agency ". History Compass (John Wiley & Sons), 17(1). 1-8.

Miles, T. (2017). “Combating Racism: Abdias do Nascimento and the Afro-Diasporic Tradition”. Revista de Ciencias Sociais (from the Department of Social Science and Graduate Program in Sociology of the Federal University of Ceará), Vol. 48,(Nº. 2, 2017). 106-136.

Miles, T. L. (2013). O Escolhido: Dragão do Mar. (The Chosen One: Dragão do Mar). Cadernos de Estudos e Pesquisas do Sertão, Quixada, V.1(N.1). 51-60.

Miles, T. L. (2012). "Black Leadership and their Idea of Freedom". African and Black Diaspora: An International Journal (Routledge Press), Volume 5 (Issue 2),. 264-282.

Book Chapters

(2021). Racial Capitalism and Some Observations on Quilombola Communities. (Traditional peoples, education and public policies)Povos tradicionais, educação e políticas públicas Fortaleza, Ceará. Federal University of Ceará.

Miles, T. (2020). Lideres negros e o significado de liberdade no nordeste do Brasil no seculo IX (Black leaders and their concept of freedom in nineteenth century northeast Brazil). In Funes, E. A., Ribard, F., & Fagner Silva Rodrigues, E. (Eds.), Histórias de Negros no Ceará (The History of Blacks in Ceará) (p. 248 p.). Porto Alegre, RS. Editora Fi,.

Miles, T. L. (2019). "Reconstructing A Dismantled Past: The Case of Afro-diasporic History in Ceará, Brazil". In Aje, L., & Gachon, N. (Eds.), Traces and Memories of Slavery in the Atlantic World (p. 14 pages). United States. Routledge Press/Taylor Francis.

Miles, T. (2013). "Black Leadership and their Idea of Freedom" (Republished). In Demissie, F. (Ed.), African Diaspora in Brazil: History, Culture and Politics (p. 18). United Kingdom. Routledge Press.

Media Contributions

Miles, T. L. (2016). "10 Things Afro-Brazilians Want You to Know".

Miles PhD, T. (2016). O Folha de São Paulo.

Miles PhD, T. (2015). O Folha de São Paulo.

Miles PhD, T. (2015). O Folha de São Paulo.

Miles PhD, T. (2012). TV O Povo.

Presentations

Miles PhD, T. (2025, April 24). What We Can Learn about Maroon Society in History, Theory, and Praxis. Iowa City, Iowa: International Studies, University of Iowa. In Progress.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, February 23). Introduction to Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (1959, Brazil). Carnival on Film: Procession as Politics. Mishkin Gallery at Baruch College: Mishkin Gallery, Black and Latino Studies, and Initiative for the Study of Latin America (ISLA). In Progress.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, February 23). Brazilian Carnival: Sites of Protest, Love and Pleasure. Carnival/Carnaval. Baruch College, CUNY: ISLA -The Initiative for the Study of Latin America.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, March 1).  Black Futures: Black Studies, Black Ecologies and African Diaspora. Black Futures: Black Studies, Black Ecologies and African Diaspora. Baruch College, CUNY: Black Studies Colloquiom.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, November 18). The Different Factors Influencing the Lives of People of African Descent in La Gran Colombia. La Gran Colombia. Baruch College, CUNY: ISLA The Initative for the Study of Latin America.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, November 19). Slavery in the USA, Brazil, and its Aftermath. Black Lives in the Americas: Racism, Health and Culture (Vidas Negras Nas Americas: Racismo, Saúde e Cultura). Rio de Janeiro: Technical-Educational Foundation.

Miles, T. (2025, May 19). Locating the Afro Dimension of Ceará.. Inaugural Class Lecture for the History Department. (Fortaleza, Ceará ) Brazil: The Department of History: The Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, November 3). The Fight Against Racial Capitalism: From Maroon Communities to the Haitian Revolution. Baruch College, CUNY: Black Studies Colloquium.

Miles PhD, T. (2025, November 29). Methods and Uses of Racial Capitialism as Pedagogy. Traditional Peoples, Education and Public Policies-Federal University of Ceará, History department (Simpósio Nós na Universidade: povos tradicionais, educação e políticas públicas). Fortaleza, Ceará: The Federal University of Ceará, History department.

Miles, T. (2019, May 30). Defining the Meaning of the African Diaspora. II Travessia do Atlantico. : Estacio University.

Miles, T. L. (2018, June 18). Africa in the Americas. Crossing The Black Atlantic. Fortaleza, Ceará: Estacio University.

Miles, T. L. (2017, November 11). Lelia Gonzalez: Combatting Racism, Sexism, and Class Inequality. Biography and Memoir in the Making of African Lives in the Diaspora, celebrated at ASWAD’s 9th Biennial Conference. Seville, Spain: Pablo de Olavide University of Seville.

Miles, T. L. (2017, August 19). Visibildade e Invisibilidade do Negro no Ceará. 1st Encontro de Pesquisadores e Intelectuais da Cultura Negra no Ceara. Ceara, Brazil: Centro Universitario Estacio.

Miles, T. L. (2017, August 18). A luta Contra a Escravatura e o Racismo no Ceara. 1st Encontro de Pesquisadores e Intelectuais da Cultura Negra No Ceara Part One. Fortaleza, Ceará: Centro Universitario Estacio.

Miles, T. (2017, April 6). The Fight Against Slavery. The Federal University of Ceará at Fortaleza (Sociology). Fortaleza, Ceará (Brazil): Sociology Department.

Miles, T. (2016, December 1). Erasing, and Remaking National Afro-diasporic Identities: The Case of Ceará. Traces and Memories of Slavery in the Atlantic World. Montpelier, France: University of Montpellier - Paul Valéry.

Miles, T. (2016, March 11). Abidas do Nascimento and the Afro-Diasporic Intellectual Tradition: Combating Racism. New Perspectives On The Black Intellectual Tradition. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: African American Intellectual History Society.

Miles, T. (2016, January 31). Black Studies and the Case of Ceará. The Federal University of Ceará at Redencão (History department). Redencao, Ceará (Brazil): History Department.

Miles, T. (2015, April 10). Weapons Of The Weak: Reconstructing Freedom and Blackness in Ceará. Whiteness in the Americas. Baruch College, City University of New York: Valentín Lizana y Parragué Endowment.

Miles, T. (2014, April 30). Construction of Racial Identity in Ceará, Brazil. The Africa Conference. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Austin.

Miles, T. (2012, December 31). The Fight against Slavery and Racism in Ceará. State University of Ceará, Sobral. Sobral, Ceará: State University of Ceará, Sobral.

Miles, T. (2012, December 31). The Fight against Slavery and Racism in Ceará. Federal University of Ceará, Redenção (Unilab). Redenção, Ceará: Federal University of Ceará, Redenção (Unilab).

Miles, T. (2012, December 31). The Fight against Slavery and Racism in Ceará. Federal University of Ceará, Candide. Candide, Ceara: Federal University of Ceara, Education department.

Miles, T. (2010, July 31). Black Leadership and their Idea of freedom. Quixada-Ceara, Brazil: University of Education, Arts and Science-FECLESC.

Miles, T. (2009, June 30). A nongovernmental organization that promotes Afro-Brazilian Culture. Talentos Dos Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará: Jose Alencar Theater.

Miles, T. (2009, June 30). Black Identity in Ceará. Fortaleza-Ceará. Quixada, Ceará

Miles, T. (2009, July 31). Methodological Research Approaches for the study of Northeastern Brazilian History. Quixada-Ceara, Brazil: University of Education, Arts and Science-FECLESC.

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