Category: Articles

  • The Optics of Interracial Sexuality in Adrian Tomine’s Shortcomings and Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven College Literature Volume 41, Number 1, Winter 2014 pages 119-148 DOI: 10.1353/lit.2014.0004 Jolie A. Sheffer, Associate Professor, English and American Culture Studies Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio This essay focuses on the racial…

  • Dwayne Johnson – “Race Shifter” in a “Post-Racial” World? Shadow and Act: On Film, Television and Web Content of Africa and Its Diaspora 2016-06-13 Sergio Mims Dwayne Johnson With “Central Intelligence” hitting theaters this weekend, starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, a conversation worth having… I’m sure we’ve all privy to all the chatter about…

  • Confounding Anti-racism: Mixture, Racial Democracy, and Post-racial Politics in Brazil Critical Sociology July 2016, Volume 42, Numbers 4-5 pages 495-513 DOI: 10.1177/0896920513508663 Alexandre Emboaba Da Costa, Assistant Professor, Theoretical, Cultural and International Studies in Education University of Alberta, Canada In this article, I analyze the particularity of post-racial ideology in Brazil. I examine recent deployments…

  • The enigmatic model made her way to London from Jamaica in the early 19th century to sit for the Pre-Raphaelites, and her legacy lives on in their impactful work

  • Florence Nightingale supporters in row over black rival’s new statue, claiming she is venerated based on ‘false achievements’ The Daily Mail 2016-06-20 Martin Robinson, UK Chief Reporter Mary Seacole set to have £500,000 statue unveiled at St Thomas, London But critics say that her legacy is hugely oversold for political reasons Florence Nightingale Society says…

  • Interview: Shawna Yang Ryan New Bloom: Radical perspectives on Taiwan and the Asia Pacific 2016-06-20 Brian Hioe, Editor Photo credit: Anna Wu Photography On May 6th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Shawna Yang Ryan through Skype. Ryan is most recently the author of Green Island, which depicts Taiwan’s White Terror and authoritarian era. Ryan…

  • Go Off!: Amandla Stenberg on Intersectionality and the Impact of White Supremacy Colorlines 2016-06-02 Kenrya Rankin, News Editor “I cannot separate my gender from my race from my sexual orientation. If in that moment I’m speaking out about gender, then I’m also in some way speaking out about race and about feminism.” In the latest…

  • Merle Dandridge on “Blasian” Identity and Oprah Winfrey Network’s new summer original series “Greenleaf” CAAM: Center of Asian American Media 2016-06-20 Mitzi Uehara Carter Merle Dandridge started her career on Broadway with leading roles in Spamalot, Aida, Rent, Tarzan, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Not only does she have singing chops, she shines on screen. Dandridge…

  • On The Free State Of Jones The Huffington Post 2016-06-20 Steven Hahn, Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of History University of Pennsylvania Three quarters of a century ago, “Gone with the Wind,” a film that mythologized an Old South of wealthy planters and obedient slaves, premiered in Atlanta amidst great fanfare and public…

  • Beauty and the Bleach: This Issue is More than Skin Deep Ebony 2016-06-20 Yaba Blay, Dan Blue Endowed Chair in Political Science North Carolina Central University Skin bleaching is a billion-dollar industry. Considering its global reach, Dr. Yaba Blay says we have to stop treating bleaching as just a matter of self-hate. Over the past…