African Mexicans and the Discourse on Modern Nation

Informationen zum Autor Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Emporia State University, Kansas. He holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Klappentext In African Mexicans and the Discourse on Modern Nation, author Marco Polo Hernáaacute;ndez Cuevas explores how the Africaness of Mexican mestizaje was erased from the national memory and identity and how national African ethnic contributions were plagiarized by the criollo elite in modern Mexico. Zusammenfassung In African Mexicans and the Discourse on Modern Nation, author Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas explores how the Africaness of Mexican mestizaje was erased from the national memory and identity and how national African ethnic contributions were plagiarized by the criollo elite in modern Mexico.

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Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas is Assistant Professor of Spanish at Emporia State University, Kansas. He holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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In African Mexicans and the Discourse on Modern Nation, author Marco Polo Hernáaacute;ndez Cuevas explores how the Africaness of Mexican mestizaje was erased from the national memory and identity and how national African ethnic contributions were plagiarized by the criollo elite in modern Mexico.

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In African Mexicans and the Discourse on Modern Nation, author Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas explores how the Africaness of Mexican mestizaje was erased from the national memory and identity and how national African ethnic contributions were plagiarized by the criollo elite in modern Mexico.

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Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 The Revolution and Invisibility: African Mexicans and the Ideology of Mestizaje in La raza cosmica Chapter 6 The Erased Africaness of Mexican Icons Chapter 7 La vida inutil de Pito Perez: Tracking the African Contribution to the Mexican Picaresque Sense of Humor Chapter 8 Angelitos negros, a Film from the "Golden Age" of Mexican Cinema: Coding Visibly Black Mestizos By and Through a Far-Reaching Medium Chapter 9 Modern National Discourse and La muerte de Artemio Cruz: The Illusory "Death" of African Mexican Lineage Chapter 10 Conclusion Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index