‘Oh Lord, I want to be white’: The Ambivalence of mulatez in Carmen Colón Pellot's Ambar mulatto.

Examines the ambivalence of mulatez in "Ambar mulatto," a collection of poems written by Carmen Colón Pellot. Rhetorical treatment of mulatez as metaphor; Characterization of the mulata and her white counterpart in her poems; Details of Colón Pellot's discrimination between mulatto and black.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:	Bulletin of Latin American Research Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 465 - 475
Autor principal:	Rosegree-Williams, Claudette
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2003
Materias:	Poetry (Literary form) Colon Pellot, Carmen Race discrimination Metaphor Discrimination (Sociology) Criticism
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Descripción
Sumario:	Examines the ambivalence of mulatez in "Ambar mulatto," a collection of poems written by Carmen Colón Pellot. Rhetorical treatment of mulatez as metaphor; Characterization of the mulata and her white counterpart in her poems; Details of Colón Pellot's discrimination between mulatto and black.