Carefully read Imperial Subjects by matthew d. o’hara, create a thesis, and initiate a search for other studies on the phenomenon of race and identity in Colonial Latin America. In addition to the holdings at the University Library, not in lieu of, search online for even more sources. With your accumulated knowledge you will be able to answer the following prompt:

In the United States, racism was not only a social construction but institutionalized for most of our history. On the contrary in Latin America race and class were quite fluid during the colonial period. How did race and class influence identity in Latin America? Or, did they?