Task: Answer each of the following two questions fully. Each answer is worth 15% points. Type them in Times New Roman, double space, 12 font. Write at least two pages for each response. The exam is due on Friday, October 29 @ 5:00pm.
Please discuss the main pillars of Benedict Anderson’s theory of nationalism. Then, engage with at least two critiques that Claudio Lomnitz examines in his work on Mexican nationalism and provide two ethnographic examples. Lastly, engage directly with the colonial history offered by Alejandro Lugo (chap 3) in understanding the multiple ways in which the problem of color in Mexico changes, modifies, or challenges a simplistic understanding of Mexican nationalism. In other words, to what extent colorism does/does not allow us to capture the complexities of nationalism
Imagine that Laura Lewis ought to conduct fieldwork among maquiladora workers in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, by observing how race and racism operate in society. How would she go about carrying out her research
Please, make sure you discuss the questions she would be interested in pursuing, the methodology she would implement, and the kinds of conclusions she would write about. No, imagine that Alejandro Lugo utilizes his border theory framework to understand race relations among Moreno communities in the Costa Chica. How would he do it (please discuss theory, method, and outcomes)