race, nation, and revolution: latin america, 1900-1950 - part 2
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Race, Nation, and Revolution: Latin America,
1900-1950
Michael Rodriguez
What is a “nation”?
Nationalism
What is a “race”?
Peninsulares (Spanish-born)
Criollos (American-born)
Castas (racially mixed)
Colonial Hierarchies
Indios (indigenous peoples)
Esclavos (Afro-Latinos)
Heterogeneity & fluidity
Colonial Hierarchies
Conflict, competition, and
cooperation
NativistsCaudillosLiberals
“Scientific” Racism
Racism Becomes Biology
Cesare LombrosoArthur de Gobineau Herbert Spencer
Phrenology & Degeneration
Social Whitening
Immigration
Raceless Nationalism?
Let’s discuss
Chapter 14 from
O’Connor &
Garofalo
Mestizaje
José VasconcelosLet’s
discuss
La raza
cósmica
IndigenismoLet’s
discussChapters 15 and 17 from
O’Connor &
Garofalo
Cayapa Indians of Ecuador
Tarahumara Indians of
Mexico
Brazil’s Racial Democracy
Brazil: Racial Democracy?
Problematic Discourses?
Persistently Marginalized
Women, blacks, non-whites/non-mestizos, indigenous cultures desiring autonomy
Tides of Industry and Revolution: Juan and Eva Perón and Fidel
Castro
Questions? Comments?