Finding Afro-Mexico: The Politics of History and Racial Visibility

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Presentation

Abstract

In 2015, the Mexican state counted its African-descended peoples as such for the first time since the nation’s independence in 1821. Scholars and activists in Mexico and the US have commended this newfound demographic visibility for the political and cultural representation it could provide these communities. This presentation, which is based on the research in my forthcoming book Finding Afro-Mexico: Race and Nation after the Revolution (Cambridge University Press, 2020), will explore the historical undercurrents of these celebrations and will unpack the much politicized concepts of visibility and invisibility that are at the heart of contemporary discussions of race-based social justice initiatives in Mexico, the US, and the rest of the Western Hemisphere.

Publication Date

9-25-2019

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