From colonial subjects to post-colonial citizens? Considerations for a contemporary study of Black México

The Mexican government is currently attempting to incorporate Black Mexicans into the national cultural landscape. However, the centring of whiteness through mestizaje limits the possibilities of Black inclusion by continuing to imagine the archetypal Mexican citizen as non-Black. Therefore, a colon...

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Published inThird world quarterly Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 2434 - 2450
Main Author Jerry, Anthony Russell
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 17.07.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Afro-Latinos
Afro-Mexicans
Black people
blackness in Mexico
Citizens
Citizenship
Colonialism
Descendants
Imagination
Independence
Inheritance
Inheritance and succession
Mexico
Postcolonialism
Racial identity
subject making
War
Mexico
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ISSN0143-6597
1360-2241
DOI10.1080/01436597.2021.1951606

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Summary:The Mexican government is currently attempting to incorporate Black Mexicans into the national cultural landscape. However, the centring of whiteness through mestizaje limits the possibilities of Black inclusion by continuing to imagine the archetypal Mexican citizen as non-Black. Therefore, a colonial inheritance of racial value continues to frame how blackness can be constituted as part of the contemporary nation. This article argues that while the War for Independence may have allowed for the imagination of a new 'Mexican', a colonial racial economy continues to endure. This racial economy continues to limit the possibility of citizenship for African descendants in México.
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ISSN:0143-6597
1360-2241
DOI:10.1080/01436597.2021.1951606