A Study Of Latin American History - 1308 Words

IV. Methodologies and trends Caribbean Many often consider the study of Latin American history or subjects like race to show that Much of Latin American historical studies are comparative. Many of the Latin American countries have their own history but share similar cultural conductions concerning race. The history of race relations in Latin America has become a central theme in a fair amount of scholarly activities. This in turn has made the historiography of Latin America to become much more relevant when looking at race around the world. One of the more popular works by Frank Tannenbaum called Slave Citizen drew from many popular sources and historians. It is also important to remember much of the data and sources used when studying†¦show more content†¦According to Schwartz â€Å"During the 1960s-80s, national historiographies of slavery and race throughout the Americas developed and deepened, providing new perspectives on the colonial and national experiences of individual countries†. When viewed fro m a national focus much of the information in race. Many historians even up to today often find themselves looking up ethnography in Africa in order to create a better understanding from both sides of the ocean. This is a relatively new method that ties in with the new post-modern trends of combining social with historical. Many modern historians as well are trying to racially define subgroups because much of the historical narratives have been built on nation building. As we will see the historiography of race relations has been a fast growing area in historical research and is very lively in countries such as Dominican Republic and Brazil where there are large African origins. There are many studies on race in Caribbean history as race has played an important role in historical narratives there as well as affected all aspects of life. There is much literature on this subject however, it is important to know that this is partly due to race being a central theme in sociological and anthropological studies. Another common trend we find in Latin American history