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Stereotypes in Black
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- Book Synopsis
- Stereotypes in Black is a sharp examination of the representations and self-representations of Afro-descendants in Buenos Aires through the nineteenth century. Originally published in Spanish, this English language translation spotlights various forms of representation, focusing on the stereotypical images and visual culture constructed and repeated, and the important role they played in highlighting the need for a culturally and racially homogeneous nation in social discourse. Marìa de Lourdes Ghidoli provides a detailed account of one of the most serious cases of social exclusion in Latin American and Argentine history, examining strategies adopted by some of the most recognized members of the Afro-Porteño community, and assessing whether they refuted the negative stereotypes or reinforced them. The book will aid in the revisualization of Afro-descendent Argentines, while highlighting how the repeated use of stereotypes exacerbated the invisibilization suffered by the Afro-descendant population in the Argentine Republic.
- About The Author
- Marìa de Lourdes Ghidoli is member of the Grupo de Estudios Afrolatinoamericanos (GEALA) at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is the author of Estereotipos en negro, the Spanish edition of this book, which won the Best Book in Latin American Visual Culture Studies at the Latin American Association in 2019.
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- ISBN
- 9781009674508
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press, (28 February 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 382
- Weight
- 670 grams
- Language
- English
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