46 - An Interview with Professor Matt O'Hara on Colonial Mexico, Race and Caste, and Future-making

March 22, 2021 • 00:51:46
46 - An Interview with Professor Matt O'Hara on Colonial Mexico, Race and Caste, and Future-making
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46 - An Interview with Professor Matt O'Hara on Colonial Mexico, Race and Caste, and Future-making

Mar 22 2021 | 00:51:46

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Show Notes

Today, we have an interview with Professor Matt O'Hara. Professor O'Hara teaches at UC Santa Cruz and is an expert on Colonial Mexican History. 

Books

Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico by Ben Vinson III

The Woman on the Windowsill: A Tale of Mystery in Several Parts by Sylvia Sellers-García

Promiscuous Power: An Unorthodox History of New Spain by Martin Nesvig

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