Latin American Studies ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-19-2023

Abstract

This project is an exploration of the construction and contestation of whiteness in Argentina through the lens of women’s captivity in the middle period. This research explores how representations of captive women were used to construct a national identity via gender, race, and ethnicity, exploring some of the foundational work that would lead to the myth of Argentina as a white nation. By focusing on the various roles these captive women played and centering the complex liminal spaces they negotiated this work seeks to challenge elite historical representations of captive women by highlighting their nuanced socio-political role amongst Indigenous, specifically Pehuenche, and Spanish settler populations.

Language

English

Keywords

cautiva, cautividad, argentina, captives, nineteenth-century, Pehuenche

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Latin American Studies

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Latin American Studies

First Committee Member (Chair)

Judy Bieber

Second Committee Member

Ray Hernández-Durán

Third Committee Member

Angelica Serna Jeri

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