Mixed Race Studies

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  • Genetic Approaches to Health Disparities

    Genetic Approaches to Health Disparities Chapter in Genetics, Health and Society (Advances in Medical Sociology, Volume 16) (2014) pages 71-93 DOI: 10.1108/S1057-629020150000016003 Catherine Bliss, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of California, San Francisco Purpose This chapter explores the rise in genetic approaches to health disparities at the turn of the twenty-first century. Methodology/approach Analysis of…

  • The Marketization of Identity Politics

    The Marketization of Identity Politics Sociology Volume 47, Number 5 (October 2013) pages 1011-1025 DOI: 10.1177/0038038513495604 Catherine Bliss, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of California, San Francisco Sociology has begun to question how new genetic sciences affect older ways of constructing and contesting social identity, including forms of identity politics that have brought women and…

  • Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut

    Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut The New York Times 2015-09-29 James Poniewozik, Television Critic The post-Jon Stewart version of “The Daily Show” that Trevor Noah and Comedy Central unveiled on Monday night was a bit like a new iPhone. It was sleeker, fresher and redesigned. There were tweaks here and there…

  • Black No More? The Recent Recognition of Mixed-Race Identity

    For most of the history of the United States, the racial categorization of mixed black/white persons was illogical and often contradictory (Sollors, “Introduction” 6). Generally speaking, people with any percentage of black ancestry were most commonly classified simply as black (according to the “one-drop rule” imposed by whites), and, at times, recognized as a separate…

  • Mixed-race students struggle to find their identity

    Mixed-race students struggle to find their identity The Daily Pennsylvanian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2015-09-28 Elizabeth Winston Many students seem to effortlessly fit into cultural groups at Penn [University of Pennsylvania], but for some, it’s more complicated than simply choosing one. For mixed-race students, finding racial or cultural groups to identify with can be more of a…

  • The history of interracial sex: It’s much more than just rape or romance.

    The history of interracial sex: It’s much more than just rape or romance. The Los Angeles Times 2015-09-28 Carina Ray, Associate Professor of African and Afro- American Studies Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts Carina Ray is associate professor of African and Afro-American Studies at Brandeis University and the author of “Crossing the Color Line: Race, Sex,…

  • Between the World and Me: Empathy Is a Privilege

    Between the World and Me: Empathy Is a Privilege The Atlantic 2015-09-28 John Paul Rollert, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science University of Chicago Booth School of Business Barack Obama and Ta-Nehisi Coates have made race and empathy central to their writing, but their conclusions point in radically different directions. Don’t despair. According to Ta-Nehisi…

  • Born that way? ‘Scientific’ racism is creeping back into our thinking. Here’s what to watch out for.

    Born that way? ‘Scientific’ racism is creeping back into our thinking. Here’s what to watch out for. The Washington Post 2015-09-28 W. Carson Byrd, Assistant Professor of Pan-African Studies University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky Matthew W. Hughey, Professor of Sociology University of Connecticut This month, Jennifer Cramblett lost her “wrongful birth” lawsuit, which centered on…

  • An Ohio town where races have mixed freely for more than 200 years

    An Ohio town where races have mixed freely for more than 200 years The Washington Post 2015-09-26 Kevin Williams Connor Keiser, 22, left, shows his album of historic photos of Longtown to James Jett, 90 at Bethel Long Wesleyan Church. (Maddie McGarvey/For The Washington Post) Amid the corn and soybean fields of western Ohio lies…

  • Presents Race, Hip-Hop & The American Future: A Conversation with Adam Mansbach

    Presents Race, Hip-Hop & The American Future: A Conversation with Adam Mansbach The John Hope Franklin Center Duke University 2204 Erwin Road Durham, North Carolina 27708-0402 Monday, 2015-09-28, 18:30 EDT (Local Time) Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of African & African American Studies The Center for Arts + Digital Culture + Entrepreneurship (CADCE) Presents Race, Hip-Hop…