Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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  • Loving: The Significance of Race

    The Loving opinion treated race as a monolithic and meaningful category, even though the realities of the case itself subverted this account. The litigation arose in Caroline County, Virginia, a place called the “passing capital of America” because so many light-skinned blacks were mistaken for whites. In addition, the Jeters made clear that “Richard [wasn’t]…

  • The Identity Development of Biracial Children and Society’s Impact Thereon

    The Identity Development of Biracial Children and Society’s Impact Thereon Workshop by Francis Wardle 1989-03-04 18 pages Francis Wardle This document is taken from a workshop presentation focusing on the identity development of biracial children. The confusion of the academic community concerning this topic is emphasized. Three main aspects are examined: (1) “What is the…

  • Barack Obama’s Improbable Election and the Question of Race and Racism in Contemporary America

    Barack Obama’s Improbable Election and the Question of Race and Racism in Contemporary America Journal of Black Studies January 2010 Volume 40, No. 3 Guest Editor Pamela D. Reed, Assistant Professor of English Composition and Africana Literature Virginia State University The Journal of Black Studies has now issued two special issues on President Barack Hussein…

  • Lessons, Then and Now, From Rhinelander v. Rhinelander

    …Finally, Rhinelander teaches us about the limited spaces that are available in society for recognizing families that are multiracial. Like many multiracial families, Alice’s family, the Joneses, existed within an American landscape that had no recognized place for them and their lives. Just like the one-drop rule was applied to individuals, it was applied to…

  • I now see fluid identity as a strength.

    I now see fluid identity as a strength. I like being able to move in and out of different communities, being able to express the cultural characteristics of my surroundings without much thought. Perhaps the best example of this came a few years ago while I was in line at Disneyland with a few friends.…

  • Fluid…: Identity in the Making

    Fluid…: Identity in the Making The Vermont Connection Journal The University of Vermont 2002-07-29 Amiko Matsumoto I get the “what are you” question a lot. I usually get a warning that the question is coming: a tilt of the head, a squint of the eyes, a puzzled look as the wheels turn in my questioner’s…

  • Mixed Race… Mixed Up?

    Mixed Race… Mixed Up? Presentation at the Canadian Critical Race Conference 2003 Charito Gailling Mee Lain Ling Our workshop will explore “mixed race experience” by referring to our own experiences as mixed race women. We are particularly interested in fostering discussion that critically examines racial binaries of whiteness vs non-whiteness and how mixed race voices…

  • Proposed Session: Multiracial/ethnic families

    Proposed Session: Multiracial/ethnic families XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology Sociology on the Move International Sociological Association 2010-07-11 through 2010-07-17 Gothenburg, Sweden Programme Coordinators Rudy R. Seward, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Chair of Sociology University of North Texas, USA Ria Smit, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Johannesburg, South Africa Organizers: Cynthia…

  • Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada

    Now Hill, himself a child of a black father and white mother, brings us “Black Berry, Sweet Juice, Hill: On Being Black and White in Canada,” a provocative and unprecedented look at a timely and engrossing topic.

  • Any Known Blood

    Any Known Blood Harper Collins Canada 2001-09-20 528 pages Paperback ISBN: 9780006391760; ISBN10: 0006391761 Lawrence Hill Langston Cane V is 38, divorced and working as a government speechwriter, until he’s fired for sabotaging the minister’s speech. It seems the perfect time for Langston, the eldest son of a white mother and prominent black father, to…