"Henri de Saussure, représentant d'une illustre famille de scientifiques suisses, voyage au Mexique entre 1854 et 1856 : l'A. s'intéresse moins à l'ample moisson de spécimens de toute nature qu'il réalise qu'à la manière dont il vit son aventure au jour le jour, révélant ses préjugés de classe et d'occidental face au monde latino-américain des Antilles ou du Mexique, qu'il parcourt tambour battant sur les traces du baron de Humboldt." (Refdoc.fr)
Looks at a number of ethnic neighborhoods including Afro Caribbean and Dominican communities. The predominant post-1965 immigrant groups have established distinctive settlement areas in many American cities and suburbs
Discusses the challenges faced by people of African descent during the slave era, who were forced to adapt to their surroudings while, at the same time, attempting to maintain their own cultural integrity. Focuses on the African Diasporic peoples of Brazil, and describes in detail the sisterhood of Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte and the brotherhood of Nossa Senhora do Rosario. Notes that these confraternities show the ingenuity of the Afro-Brazilian people as they maintained their cultural heritage.;
Discusses the poetry of Afro-Cuban writer Nancy Morejón, focusing on her poetry collection, Paisaje célebre (Fundarte, 1993). Compares the book to her previous work, and discusses the political and social influences that shaped it. Notes that this book marks an important stage in Morejón's poetry, in that it celebrates a new and different country and voice - one of indepedence and freedom.;
