In Print: Contemporary Colonialities
Publication Title
Contemporary Colonialities in Mexico and Beyond
Author
Dr. Cara Kinnally (co-author)
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2024
About the Book (from the publisher)
Contemporary Colonialities in Mexico and Beyond explores the changing dynamic of coloniality by focusing on how modern cultural products connect to the foundational structures of colonialism. The book examines how these structures have perpetuated discourses of racial, ethnic, gender, and social exclusion rooted in Mexico’s history. Given the intimate relationship between coloniality and modernity, the volume addresses three central questions: How does the Mexican colonial history influence the definition of Mexico from within and outside its borders? What issues rooted in coloniality recur over time and space? And finally, how do cultural products provide a concrete and tangible way of studying coloniality, its history, and its evolution?
About the Author
Cara Kinnally serves as Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American Studies, and Comparative Literature in the Schools of Languages and Cultures and Interdisciplinary Studies. Her work focuses on Mexican and Mexican American literature, Latino/a studies and literature, border studies, empire studies and (post) colonial theory, and critical race theory. She received her Ph.D in Hispanic Literatures & American Studies from Indiana University in 2013.