1st Edition
Race, Sex, and Segregation in Colonial Latin America
By Olimpia Rosenthal
Copyright 2023
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book traces the emergence and early development of segregationist practices and policies in Spanish and Portuguese America - showing that the practice of resettling diverse indigenous groups in segregated "Indian towns" (or aldeamentos in the case of Brazil) influenced the material reorganization of colonial space, shaped processes of racialization, and contributed to the politicization of... Read more
1. Vasco de Quiroga’s Utopian Communities. 2. The Codification of Segregation in a Context of Mestizaje. 3. Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala’s Endorsement of Segregation. 4. Aldeamento and the Politicization of Racially-Qualified Life.
Biography
Olimpia E. Rosenthal is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University. Her main research areas include colonial Latin American literary and cultural studies, postcolonial theory, and visual culture. She has published in prestigious journals worldwide and has organized various conferences, including one at IU’s Gateway Center in India.
