Latino vs. hispanic: The politics of ethnic names

Philosophy and Social Criticism 31 (4):395-407 (2005)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

The politics of ethnic names, such as ‘Latino’ and ‘Hispanic’, raises legitimate issues for three reasons: because non-political considerations of descriptive adequacy are insufficient to determine absolutely the question of names; political considerations may be germane to an ethnic name’s descriptive adequacy; and naming opens up the political question of a chosen furture, to which we are accountable. The history of colonial and neo-colonial conditions structuring the relations of the North, Central and South Americas is both critical in understanding the political condition of Latinos in the USA and relevant in current colonial relations. Key Words: ascriptive class segment • colonialism • ethnic names • Hispanic • Latino • neo-colonialism • political contestation.

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 90,221

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

Analytics

Added to PP
2009-01-28

Downloads
563 (#28,499)

6 months
20 (#101,729)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Linda Martín Alcoff
CUNY Graduate Center

References found in this work

No references found.

Add more references