Mixed Race Studies

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  • Who Is Multiracial? Assessing the Complexity of Lived Race

    Who Is Multiracial? Assessing the Complexity of Lived Race American Sociological Review Volume 67, Number 4 (2002) pages 614-627 David R. Harris, Deputy Provost, Vice Provost for Social Sciences, and Professor of Sociology Cornell University Jeremiah Joseph Sim Univerisity of Michigan Patterns of racial classification in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health are examined.…

  • Mixed Black and White Race and Public Policy

    Mixed Black and White Race and Public Policy Hypatia Volume 10, Issue 1 (February 1995) Pages 120 – 132 Special Issue: Feminist Ethics and Social Policy, Part 1 DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.1995.tb01356.x Naomi Zack, Professor of Philosophy University of Oregon The American folk concept of race assumes the factual existence of races. However, biological science does not…

  • Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country

    Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country Duke University Press 2006 392 pages 7 illustrations, 1 table Edited by: Tiya Miles, Professor of American Culture, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Native American Studies University of Michigan Sharon Patricia Holland, Associate Professor of English; African & African American Studies Duke University Contributors: Joy…

  • Becoming Modern Racialized Subjects: Detours through our pasts to produce ourselves anew

    Becoming Modern Racialized Subjects: Detours through our pasts to produce ourselves anew Cultural Studies Volume 23, Number 4 (July 2009) pages 624-657 DOI: 10.1080/09502380902950948 Hazel V. Carby, Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of African American Studies Yale University This essay is a close engagement with the work of Stuart Hall which has been…

  • ‘Fühlst du dich als Deutsche oder als Afrikanerin?’: May Ayim’s Search for an Afro-German Identity in her Poetry and Essays

    ‘Fühlst du dich als Deutsche oder als Afrikanerin?’: May Ayim’s Search for an Afro-German Identity in her Poetry and Essays German Life and Letters Volume 59 Issue 4 (October 2006) Pages 500-514 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0483.2006.00364.x Jennifer Michaels, Professor of German; Samuel R. and Marie-Louise Rosenthal Professor of Humanities Grinnell College, Iowa Until her suicide in 1996, May…

  • Black Beauty: Aesthetics, Stylization, Politics

    Previous work discussing Black beauty has tended to concentrate on Black women’s search for white beauty as a consequence of racialization. Without denying either the continuation of such aesthetics or their enduring power, this book uncovers the cracks in this hegemonic Black beauty.

  • Biracial Asian Americans and Mental Health

    Biracial Asian Americans and Mental Health University of California, Davis News and Information 2008-08-10 A new study of Chinese-Caucasian, Filipino-Caucasian, Japanese-Caucasian and Vietnamese-Caucasian individuals concludes that biracial Asian Americans are twice as likely as monoracial Asian Americans to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder. The study by researchers at the Asian American Center on Disparities…

  • ENGL S-88 Study Abroad in Venice, Italy: Interracial Literature (32137)

    ENGL S-88 Study Abroad in Venice, Italy: Interracial Literature (32137) Harvard Summer Program in Venice, Italy: Liberal arts studies in Italy’s city of canals 2010-06-03 through 2010-07-30 Mondays, Wednesdays, 10:00-12:30 CEST (Local Time) (4 credits: UN, GR) Limited enrollment Werner Sollors, Henry B. and Anne M. Cabot Professor of English and African-American Studies Harvard University…

  • Mixed-race theory for everyone

    Mixed-race theory for everyone Mixedness & mixing: New perspectives on mixed-race Britons A Commission for Racial Equality eConference 2007-09-04 through 2007-09-06 Jin Haritaworn, Assistant Professor in Gender, Race and Environment at the Faculty of Environmental Studies York University, Canada What insights does mixed-race theory bear for mixed-race people, our allies, and the professionals who work…

  • Black Skins, Black Masks: Hybridity, Dialogism, Performativity

    “Black Skin, Black Masks: Hybridity, Dialogism, Performativity” offers a timely exploration of Black identity and its negotiation. The book draws on empirical work recording everyday conversations between Black women: friends, peers and family members.