SOCI 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gilberto Freyre, Indigenismo, Casta
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Both of the papers, five pages including the id. Struggle for national identity under neocolonialism (export-boom era) Ambivalent position between nationhood and yearnings for euro-american progress . Black grandmother staring at the sky, probably praying and thanking god for removing the blackness from their blood and giving them a white child after only two generations. Andean elite abhor whitening and race mixture. Indians lose corporate (communal) rights, marginalized from new nations because of liberal reforms that privatized their lands. Seen as inferior, biological race unfit for citizenship. 2nd half of the 19th century: no strong expression of nationalist views or sentiments. Casa grande e senzala (the masters and the slaves), 1933; us edition 1946. New national identity independent of european or u. s. norms. Emphasizing race mixture unique american combination of european, indian, and african. Creating something unique and better, going against societal norms. Similar to mestizaje in colombia, or cafe con leche in venezuela.
