If you’re interested in reading some of my writing or listening to my guest episodes on podcasts, you’ve come to the right place.
Writing.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
2020 Lewis, Eshe. “Between Society and the State: Identifying Black and Afro-descendant Women in Women’s Emergency Centers in Peru”, Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic
Studies 15(3): 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/17442222.2020.1745997
Lewis, Eshe. “Negras del Callao.” Anthropology and Humanism 45(2): 365-378. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/anhu.12305
2019 Lewis, Eshe and John Thomas III. “’Me Gritaron Negra’: The Emergence and Development of the Afro-Descendant Women’s Movement in Peru, 1980-2015.” Journal of
International Women’s Studies 20(8): 18-39.
2012 Lewis, Eshe. “‘Más peruano que el Macchu Picchu:’ Creating Afro-Peruvian Rap,” The Latin Americanist, 56(1): 85-106.
Book Chapters
2023 Lewis, Eshe L. “The Burden of Las Bravas: Race and Violence against Afro-Peruvian women.” Black Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: Critical Research and
Perspectives., eds. Melanie A. Medeiros and Keisha-Khan Y. Perry. 131-147. Rutgers University Press: Newark. (Forthcoming)
2015 Lewis, Eshe. “Invisible Heroes,” in Bridging Scholarship and Activism: Reflections from the Frontlines of Activist Research, eds., Bernd Reiter and Ulrich Oslender. East
Lansing: Michigan State University Press, pgs. 75-98.
Online Publications
2020 “The Power of Images” November 22nd, SAPIENS Magazine. https://www.sapiens.org/culture/anthropology-image-representation/
2019 “Dos veces víctimas: mujeres negras agredidas no se les reconoce como víctimas,” September 9th, SAPIENS Magazine.
https://www.sapiens.org/es/culture/notoneless-black-female-victims/
2019 “When Black Female Victims aren’t Seen as Victims,” May 31st, SAPIENS Magazine. https://www.sapiens.org/culture/notoneless-black-female-victims/
Interviews
2022 “A Somali Archaeologist is Championing Heritage in the Horn of Africa,” November 8th, SAPIENS Magazine.
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/sada-mire-somali-archaeologist/
2021 “Preserving Black Women’s Stories as a Labor of Love,” October 21st, SAPIENS Magazine. https://www.sapiens.org/culture/irma-mcclaurin-black-feminist-archive/
2021 “How Black Caribbean Communities are Reviving an Ancestral Dance Tradition,” April 29th, SAPIENS Magazine. https://www.sapiens.org/culture/bele-martinique/
2020 “Combatting Anti-Black Racism in Brazil and Beyond,” July 16th, SAPIENS Magazine. https://www.sapiens.org/culture/christen-a-smith-interview/
Audio.
May 23rd, 2023 - Immigrantly Podcast: Ep-224 Storytelling Unleashed: Unveiling the Power of Narrative
Show description: In this captivating episode, I invite you to join us as we delve into the extraordinary life and work of Eshe Lewis. As a researcher focusing on the experiences of Afro-descendant women in Peru, Eshe has dedicated herself to illuminating their stories and challenges. Alongside her role as the host of the fifth season of the podcast Sapiens, she leads the innovative Sapiens Public School Training Program.
With a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Florida, Eshe's passion lies in collaborating with Afro-descendant communities in Peru. Over the past decade, she has worked tirelessly on social movements, women's issues, Black feminism, and gender violence.
Eshe's impact is palpable within these communities, exemplified by the groundbreaking 2015 study she conducted on Afro-Peruvian women's experiences with intimate partner violence and state-run Women's Emergency Centers.
Join me as we delve into Eshe's research and her personal journey.
Spring 2023 - SAPIENS Podcast: Season 5 host
August 24th, 2023 - Green Dreamer Podcast: Episode 406: Eshe Lewis - Black Anthropology and Streamlining Storytelling
Interviews.
April 24th, 2023. Forbes Magazine. “Cultural Anthropologist Eshe Lewis Hosts the New Season of ‘SAPIENS’ Podcast.”