Katherine Jensen received an Honorable Mention for the 2024 Roberto Reis First Book Award from the Brazilian Studies Association for The Color of Asylum. The Roberto Reis Award recognizes best books in Brazilian Studies published in English that contribute significantly to promoting an understanding of Brazil.
In The Color of Asylum, Katherine Jensen offers an ethnographic look at the process of asylum seeking in Brazil, uncovering the different ways asylum seekers are treated and the racial logic behind their treatment.