Dr. Jorge J. E. Gracia, Samuel P. Capen Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo, will speak about Hispanic/Latino identity, drawing on his new book, Hispanic/Latino Identity: A Philosophical Perspective. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1999). His book discusses such topics as the nature of ethnicity, the name for Hispanics/Latinos, the origin of Hispanic/Latino identity, the role of mestizaje in Hispanic/Latino identity, the history of discussions of Latin American identity in Latin America, and the situation of Hispanics/Latinos in American philosophy today. The book is interdisciplinary, taking into account recent research in anthropology, sociology, history, philosophy, literature, and Latino studies.

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