Category: Articles

  • The Face and the Public: Race, Secrecy, and Digital Art Practice Camera Obscura Volume 24, Number 1, 70 (2009) pages 37-65 DOI: 10.1215/02705346-2008-014 Jennifer González, Associate Professor of History of Art and Visual Culture Contemporary Art, Race and Representation Harvard University Contemporary digital artists have been exploring the function of the face and its relation…

  • `Caucasian and Thai make a good mix’ European Journal of Cultural Studies Volume 12, Number 1 (February 2009) pages 59-78 DOI: 10.1177/1367549408098705 Jin Haritaworn, Assistant Professor in Gender, Race and Environment at the Faculty of Environmental Studies York University, Canada This article examines the current celebration of Eur/Asianness in the media and popular culture. It…

  • Black–White Biracial Students in American Schools: A Review of the Literature Review of Educational Research Volume 79, Number 2 (June 2009) pages 776-804 DOI: 10.3102/0034654309331561 Rhina Fernandes Williams, Assistant Professor of Education Georgia State University With increasing numbers of students who identify as Black and White multi-racial and with the persistence of the Black–White test…

  • White but Not Quite: Tones and Overtones of Whiteness in Brazil Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism Volume 13, Number 2 (July 2009) pages 39-56 DOI: 10.1215/02705346-2009-005 Patricia de Santana Pinho State Univiersity of New York, Albany This article analyzes anecdotes, jokes, standards of beauty, color categories, and media representations of “mixed-race” individuals to…

  • Speaking Up: Mixed Race Identity in Black Communities Journal of Black Studies Volume 39, Number 3 (January 2009) pages 434-445 DOI: 10.1177/0021934706297875 Tru Leverette University of North Florida, Jacksonville Within Black communities, individuals of mixed Black/White parentage have faced diverse reactions, ranging from elevation to scorn. These reactions have often been based on the oppressions…

  • Mixing It Up: Early African American Settlements in Northwestern Ohio Journal of Black Studies Volume 39, Number 6 (July 2009) pages 924-936 DOI: 10.1177/0021934707305432 Jill E. Rowe, Assistant professor, African American studies Virginia Commonwealth University Prior to the 19th century, African American settlers founded a number of productive communities in northwestern Ohio.  During this time…

  • It matters how and when you ask: self-reported race/ethnicity of incoming law students Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Volume 15, Number 1 (January 2009) pages 51-66 A. T. Panter Department of Psychology University of North Carolina Charles E. Dayle Department of Psychology University of North Carolina Walter R. Allen Department of Psychology University of…