Negros y afromestizos en México: viejas y nuevas lecturas de un mundo olvidado

Abstract

ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE RESEARCH ON BLACK MEXICAN POPULATIONS, RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THIS TYPE OF STUDIES, WHICH IN TURN HAS REVEALED A RELATIVELY UNEXPLORED FIELD OF STUDY THAT IS PROBLEMATIC IN MANY RESPECTS. ON THE BASIS OF THE LITERATURE REVIEWED TO DATE, I PROPOSE DEALING WITH THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE DOUBLE QUESTION: WHAT PLACE DO AFRO-MEXICAN STUDIES OCCUPY IN THE INTELLECTUAL DEBATE ON BLACK POPULATIONS? HOW COULD THIS "SOCIAL GROUP" BE ANALYZED?