Creole Subjects in the Colonial Americas

“Valuable. . . . A powerful resource in the critical debate about creole subjectivity and a way forward in the effort to transcend modern and early modern national and imperial boundaries in the study of the colonial Americas.” — Latin American Review of Books

“Will appeal to Atlantic world scholars from many disciplines. . . . Suitable for undergraduate courses and could be paired profitably with historical studies.” — Hispanic American Historical Review

“Brings together an impressive array of specialists. . . . Provides a welcome opportunity to read empire and nation afresh and in new critical constellations; it will — and should — inspire further investigations.” — Journal of American History

“While each article in this volume stands well on its own, the greater contribution of the whole is that after reading all of the essays, one has a broad picture not only of the main topic, but also of many related topics, resulting in a better understanding of the culture of the Americas and the connections among authors, themes, histories, geographies, and ideologies. . . . Will surely inspire scholars and students working in multiple disciplines in the United States, Spanish America, Brazil and other areas of the Americas.” — The Americas

“This ambitious volume goes a long way toward demonstrating the importance of Creoles” — Early American Literature

“This volume, over all, offers us the opportunity to study and reflect on the elite creoles of the western hemisphere.” –-Iberoamericana

“This anthology is impressive in its geographical and topical coverage.” — Louisiana History

“These essays capture the emerging ambivalent claims of elite creole identities in the early modern Americas. Acknowledging difference between colonial cultures of northern and southern European origins, they illuminate key common themes and continuities and set the stage for a new generation of Atlantic studies.” — Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University

“Scholars in comparative colonial and hemispheric studies will welcome this collection. Rigorously researched and strongly interdisciplinary, its essays explore the importance of spectacle, performance, and visual culture, the instrumentalism of religious piety, the complexities of imperial and local power structures, and challenges to the prevailing conflation of criollismo and elite culture.” — Ivy Schweitzer, Dartmouth College