Invisibility and Influence: A Literary History of AfroLatinidades

2026 Honorable Mention, Latinx Studies Section, Social Sciences Category, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

A rich literary study of AfroLatinx life writing, this book traces how AfroLatinxs have challenged their erasure in the United States and Latin America over the last century.

Invisibility and Influence demonstrates how a century of AfroLatinx writers in the United States shaped life writing, including memoir, collective autobiography, and other formats, through depictions of ...