Mixed Race Studies

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  • The Human Face of Globalization: From Multicultural to Mestizaje

    Anthropologist and sociologist Jacques Audinet proposes an alternative to culture wars and simple multiculturalism as he explores the history and evolution of mestizaje, the mixing of races and cultures resulting in a third and new force able to ease the tensions between the original two.

  • The biggest mistake in the history of science

    Science is one of the most remarkable inventions of humankind. It has been a source of inspiration and understanding, lifted the veil of ignorance and superstition, been a catalyst for social change and economic growth, and saved countless lives.

  • Mixed Race Identities in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

    Mixed Race Identities in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Routledge 2016-12-20 246 pages Hardback ISBN: 9781138677708 Edited by: Farida Fozdar, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology University of Western Australia Kirsten McGavin, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Anthropology) School of Social Science University of Queensland This volume offers a “southern,” Pacific Ocean perspective on the…

  • Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History

    Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History Duke University Press 2016 232 pages Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8223-6248-7 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8223-6263-0 Stuart Hall (1932–2014) Edited by: Jennifer Daryl Slack, Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies Michigan Technological University Lawrence Grossberg, Morris David Distinguished Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill The publication of Cultural Studies…

  • Are Brazilians Latinos? What their identity struggle tells us about race in America

    In the United States, all three are closely associated with the word “Brazilian.” Yet, although none of these things are linked to Latino identity, one of the questions that journalists frequently ask me is, “Are Brazilians Latinos?”

  • The Intercept Brasil Welcomes Ana Maria Gonçalves As A Columnist On Race, Politics, And Culture

    THE CREATION OF The Intercept, and then the Intercept Brasil, was motivated by a core purpose: to provide crucial journalism and commentary that, for whatever reasons, is not being adequately provided to the public. We are especially thrilled to announce the arrival of Ana Maria Gonçalves as our new columnist because her work so powerfully…

  • What is the Black Atlantic? My Comparative Perspective

    What is the Black Atlantic? My Comparative Perspective Afro-Europe International Blog 2011-01-09 Sibo Kano Paul Gilroy’s Black Atlantic (1994) is a difficult read but it’s a very influential book. An author who builds further on Gilroy’s work and who writes very accessible books about blackness is Livio Sansone (professor of anthropology at the University of…

  • Black Autonomy: Race, Gender, and Afro-Nicaraguan Activism

    Black Autonomy: Race, Gender, and Afro-Nicaraguan Activism Stanford University Press 2016-11-30 248 pages Cloth ISBN: 9780804799560 Paper ISBN: 9781503600546 Jennifer Goett, Associate Professor of Comparative Cultures and Politics James Madison College, Michigan State University Decades after the first multicultural reforms were introduced in Latin America, Afrodescendant people from the region are still disproportionately impoverished, underserved,…

  • How Jews Became White Folks — and May Become Nonwhite Under Trump

    How Jews Became White Folks — and May Become Nonwhite Under Trump Forward 2016-12-06 Karen Brodkin, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology University of California, Los Angeles Decades before I wrote the book “How Jews Became White Folks and What That Says About Race in America,” I had an eye-opening conversation with my parents. I asked them…

  • Afro-Latinos: a vision of Houston’s mixed-race future

    Afro-Latinos: a vision of Houston’s mixed-race future The Houtson Chronicle Houston, Texas 2016-11-19 Olivia P. Tallet, Reporter Afro-Latinos embody Texas’ mixed-race future It happens all the time. At the taco truck, Raul Orlando Edwards placed his fajita order: “Señorita, por favor, póngale la cebolla bien cocida” (“I’d like the onions well-done.”) “Man,” said the African-American…