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  • In a story that quickly went viral, The Times’s Jackie Calmes wrote last week about the photograph, which was taken three years ago when the boy, then 5, visited the White House. It has hung there ever since, left on the wall even as other pictures were swapped out, as is the custom, for newer,…

  • EPSY 203: Exploring Biracial/multiracial Identity Course Description University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Part of the EPSY 203: Social Issues Group Dialogue Courses) EPSY 203 provides students with opportunities to converse on diversity and social justice topic areas. Each section uses a structured dialogue format to explore intergroup and intragroup differences and similarities within historical and contemporary…

  • Obama, Zombies, and Black Male Messiahs In Media Res 2009-10-01 Elizabeth McAlister, Associate Professor of Religion, African American Studies and American Studies Wesleyan University Insofar as they occupy the symbolic place of messiah in these zombie apocalypses, it interesting that from Ben in Night, to Peter in Dawn, and John in Day, to Robert Neville…

  • Framing a Deterritorialized, Hybrid Alternative to Nationalist Essentialism in the Postcolonial Era: Tjalie Robinson and the Diasporic Eurasian “Indo” Community Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies Volume 16, Numbers 1/2, (Spring/Fall 2007) pages 1-28 DOI: 10.1353/dsp.2007.0002 Jeroen Dewulf, Queen Beatrix Professor in Dutch Studies University of California, Berkeley In her study of Transnational South Asians…

  • In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving vs. Virginia. Although this case promotes marital freedom and racial equality, there are still significant legal and social barriers to the free formation of intimate relationships.

  • Slaves, Cannibals, and Infected Hyper-Whites: The Race and Religion of Zombies Anthropological Quarterly Volume 85, Number 2, Spring 2012 pages 457-486 DOI: 10.1353/anq.2012.0021 Elizabeth McAlister, Associate Professor of Religion, African American Studies and American Studies Wesleyan University The first decade of the new millennium saw renewed interest in popular culture featuring zombies. This essay shows…

  • Creolization: History, Ethnography, Theory Left Coast Press March 2007 276 pages 6 x 9 Hardback ISBN: 978-1-59874-278-7 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-59874-279-4 eBook ISBN: 978-1-61132-467-9 eBook Rental (180 Days) ISBN: 978-1-61132-467-9 Edited by Charles Stewart Department of Anthropology University College London Social scientists have used the term “Creolization” to evoke cultural fusion and the emergence of new…

  • An Estimate of Assimilation Rate of Mixed-Blood Aborigines in New South Wales Oceania Volume 32, Number 3 (March, 1962) pages 187-190 J. Le Gay Brereton Some anthropologists have suggested that the Aboriginal population of New South Wales (very largely mixed-bloods) will prefer integration to assimilation. It is therefore important to obtain some estimate of the…

  • Examining the Legacy of European Names in the Elmina-Cape Coast Area of Ghana Afroeuropa: Journal of Afroeuropean Studies Volume 1, Number 3 (2007) 22 pages Amma Kyerewaa Akrofi Texas Tech University Lawrence Owusu-Ansah Texas Tech University The prevalence of European family and place names in Fante areas of Ghana is one of the best known…

  • Does The Heritage Controversy Tell Us More About Warren Or The Media? Radio Boston WBUR 2012-05-22 Dan Mauzy, Associate Producer Hosts Meghna Chakrabarti, Co-Host Anthony Brooks, Co-Host Guests Kevin Noble Maillard, Associate Professor of Law (member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) Syracuse University David Catanese, National Political Reporter Politico Here’s a bit of a…