Abstract
The term mestizaje has been used to reinforce a modern logic of biopower rooted in colonialism. This chapter argues that this term erases indigenous bodies.
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Ríos, G.R. (2016). Mestizaje . In: Ruiz, I.D., Sánchez, R. (eds) Decolonizing Rhetoric and Composition Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52724-0_8
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