Neilson Professor Lecture I: "Submerged Stories"
Published February 9, 2022
Neilson Professor Lecture I: "Submerged Stories"
By Miguel Angel Rosales, Neilson Professor 2022, filmmaker and anthropologist
Tuesday, February 22, 5 p.m.
Neilson Browsing Room
Spanish national identity and the writing of its historical narrative are deeply marked by race as an ideological concept. The history of Spain has basically been built on the concealment of colonial violence and the disappearance of its racialized minorities. Within these minorities, the Afro-descendant minority has suffered a profound erasure. What consequences has this had on current Spanish society, how has it influenced its most recent history, and how does it continue to articulate political discourses on identity and the Nation?
All in the Smith community are welcome.