In this study, the author begins by examining the influence of Africa and Spain upon the literatures of African Americans and Latin Americans. He explores the r

Imagine the tension that existed between the emerging nations and governments throughout the Latin American world and the cultural life of former enslaved Afric

Constraints on freedom, education, and individual dignity have always been fundamental in determining who is able to write, when, and where. Considering the sin

This book aims to highlight, how and why people of Afro-descendant living in Latin American and Caribbean, experience greater levels of racial discrimination, t

Antonio Olliz Boyd is an emeritus professor of Latin American literature at Temple University. He holds a PhD from Stanford University, an MS from Grorgetown Un