Mestizaje Readings Response
These readings imply this idea of not a single Latin America, but a diverse region with people with different cultures. The mestizaje ideology is another layer to the culture and existence of Latin America, because it means the mixing of the European, Black, and Indigenous people. From this mixing comes new traditions and new norms, and a disruption of the homogeneous regions within Latin America. I think from these readings we see that mestizaje is Latin America’s super power. Latin America appears to be in the lead for creating one meta-race. To continue down this path would mean eventual equality of race, which could mean a rethinking of what race is. Still, there are racial tensions that exist and are relevant, but the fact that there is an ideology to consider the “mixing” that is happening means that there is a movement towards creating a more diverse region. It would mean a region with cultures that would not only be diverse, but also interconnected. This of course, would m...