Poetics of Race in Latin America

“This book offers a series of updated essays on how the concept of race is configured in peculiar ways in literature, cinema and other cultural expressions from Latin America during the modern period. It is a useful and recommendable compilation of outstanding authors in the international academy.” – José Antonio Mazzotti, Tufts University, USA.

“The book is a highly innovative and valuable contribution to racial cultural studies in Latin America, based on several axes of reflection: the ethnic pluralities addressed, the social, political, and cultural issues dealt with. Articulated in three well-balanced parts, this is a book that enters fully into a very current debate, developed in other world cultures but not in the case of Latin American culture, whose historical and epistemic peculiarities make it very rich and profitable for the application of this approach. It will undoubtedly be a reference book in future studies of race in Latin American society, arts, and cultures.” – Dr Ana Gallego Cuiñas, Universidad de Granada, Spain.

“The Poetics of Race is a groundbreaking book that focuses on the intricated notion of race in Latin America and the unjust distributions of power and the mechanics of exclusion and belonging. The essays analyze the different cultural contexts (Cuba, Mexico, etc.) and contribute to deconstructing racism and building avenues for decolonization and fairness. It comprises the vast countries of the Americas into one book and presents contemporary discussions and current research.” – Dr. Martín Camps, University of the Pacific, USA.