Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Racism in Argentina and the Blackness Problem. The Change in Perception of Afro-Descendants in Buenos Aires and the New Dimensions of Blackness in Argentina (1880-1930)

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Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Borgatello, Juan Ignacio, Thesis advisor (ths): Sheinin, David M.K, Degree committee member (dgc): Wright, Robert, Degree committee member (dgc): Ablard, Jonathan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis examines racism in Argentina between 1880 and 1930. The governing elite's efforts to whiten the Argentine population at the end of the nineteenth century led to the erasure and discrimination of anyone who did not have Caucasian features: Afro-descendants, mulattos, mestizos, and creoles. However, in the 1930s, whitening policies proved to have limited success. On the… more
Full Text: RACISM IN ARGENTINA AND THE BLACKNESS PROBLEM THE CHANGE OF PERCEPTION TOWARDS AFRO-DESCENDANTS IN BUENOS AIRES AND THE NEW DIMENSIONS OF BLACKNESS IN ARGENTINA (1880-1930). A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of …