The Racism of Imperialism: Latin American Natives through European Eyes
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
George Karnoutsos Arts & Sciences Hall, Room 102
Conversations: Latin America and Caribbean Issues Series
Dr. Marcelo E. Fuentes, Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures, NJCU
Dr. Fuentes’s research focuses on expressions of imperialism, Islamophobia, and racism in Spanish and Portuguese literature from the Middle Ages to early modernity. One of his most recent publications is the article ‘"Crespo e Nuu e Negro’: Gomes Eanes de Zurara and the Racialization of Non-Christians by Portuguese Authors" in the journal Essays in Medieval Studies.
Location: George Karnoutsos Arts & Sciences Hall, Room 102
Sponsors: Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, and Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies academic program