Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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The Historical Problematization of ‘Mixed Race’ in Psychological and Human-Scientific Discourses

2009-10-20

The Historical Problematization of ‘Mixed Race’ in Psychological and Human-Scientific Discourses Defining difference: Race and Racism in the History of Psychology 2004 Edited by Andrew Winston pages pp. 79-108 American Psychological Association Thomas Teo, Associate Professor Department of Psychology York University This paper reconstructs techniques of problematization regarding “mixed race” from Enlightenment inspired anthropological discourses…
Our Problems with Race: Addressing Biological Versus Social Definitions

2009-10-19

Our Problems with Race: Addressing Biological Versus Social Definitions Appalachian State University Blue Ridge Ballroom PSU Wednesday, 2009-10-28 19:00 EDT (Local Time) Joseph L. Graves, Jr, Dean of University Studies and Professor of Biological Sciences North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University What does evolution tell us about race and what are we taught to…
Crimes of ‘Blood’: A comparative analysis of South Africa’s Immorality Act (1927 & 1950) and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949), and Miscegenation Laws in North America

2009-10-19

Crimes of ‘Blood’: A comparative analysis of South Africa’s Immorality Act (1927 & 1950) and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949), and Miscegenation Laws in North America W.E.B. DuBois Insitute for African and African American Research at Harvard University Date: Spring 2010 Zimitri Erasmus, Senior Lecturer in Sociology University of Cape Town This study compares…
Different prejudices toward different types of interracial couples: Examining alternative explanations

2009-10-19

Different prejudices toward different types of interracial couples: Examining alternative explanations SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Stephen A. Mistler Arizona State University Angela G. Pirlott Arizona State University Steven L. Neuberg Arizona State University Between 1992 and 2000, the prevalence…
Evidence for Hypodescent and Racial Hierarchy in the Perception of Biracial Individuals

2009-10-19

Evidence for Hypodescent and Racial Hierarchy in the Perception of Biracial Individuals SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Arnold K. Ho Harvard University Daniel T. Levin Vanderbilt University Jim Sidanius, Professor Psychology and African and African American Studies Harvard University Mahzarin…
A Multidimensional Framework for Examining Racial Identity across Different Biracial Groups

2009-10-19

A Multidimensional Framework for Examining Racial Identity across Different Biracial Groups SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Evelina Lou York University Richard N. Lalonde York University Carlos Wilson York University Recent research has adopted a multidimensional view initially proposed by Rockquemore…
Natural Ambiguities? Perceptions of Multiracial Individuals by Monoracial Perceivers

2009-10-19

Natural Ambiguities? Perceptions of Multiracial Individuals by Monoracial Perceivers SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Jacqueline Chen University of California, Santa Barbara David Hamilton, Professor of Psychology University of Californi, Santa Barbara Understanding Multiracial person perception is becoming increasingly important in…
The motivational dynamics of social memory: Identification with a mixed-race group replaces own-race bias with own-group bias

2009-10-19

The motivational dynamics of social memory: Identification with a mixed-race group replaces own-race bias with own-group bias SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Jay Van Bavel New York University Rachel O’Connor The Ohio State University William Cunningham The Ohio State University…
Self-Perceived Minority Prototypicality and Identification in Mixed Race Individuals: Implications for Self-Esteem and Affirmative Action

2009-10-19

Self-Perceived Minority Prototypicality and Identification in Mixed Race Individuals: Implications for Self-Esteem and Affirmative Action SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Jessica J. Good, Assistant Professor of Psychology Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina George F. Chavez Department of Psychology Rutgers…
Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation: Spectacular Narratives of Gender and Race

2009-10-19

Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation: Spectacular Narratives of Gender and Race Princeton University Press 2004 376 pages 6 x 9, 142 halftones. Paperback ISBN: 9780691113050 Susan Courtney, Associate Professor of English and Film Studies University of South Carolina Hollywood Fantasies of Miscegenation analyzes white fantasies of interracial desire in the history of popular American film. From…

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