Mixed Race Studies

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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Roanes of Virginia: 2 families with the same surname. Are they related or not?

    The Roanes of Virginia: 2 families with the same surname. Are they related or not? Genealogy Adventures 2015-09-20 Brian Sheffey What could possible be confusing about two immigrant families coming from the same region in Europe and landing in the US around the same time? When it comes to pre-Revolutionary War Era Roane family…there’s plenty.…

  • Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis PLOS ONE 2015-09-23 48 pages DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138511 Yin Paradies, Professor Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Faculty of Arts and Education Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Jehonathan Ben Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Faculty of Arts and Education Deakin University, Melbourne,…

  • Race: An Introduction

    Taking a comparative approach, this textbook is a concise introduction to race. Illustrated with detailed examples from around the world, it is organised into two parts. Part One explores the historical changes in ideas about race from the ancient world to the present day, in different corners of the globe. Part Two outlines ways in…

  • Penn Lightbulb Café Presents ‘Fatal Invention: Re-creating Race in Genomic Era’

    Penn Lightbulb Café Presents ‘Fatal Invention: Re-creating Race in Genomic Era’ World Cafe Live Upstairs 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tuesday, September 15, 18:00-19:00 EDT (Local Time) Dorothy Roberts, Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor; George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, Professor of…

  • Girl in need of bone marrow highlights shortage of mixed-race donors

    Girl in need of bone marrow highlights shortage of mixed-race donors The Chicago Tribune 2015-09-13 Vikki Ortiz Healy When doctors told Michelle Trujillo in July that her 6-year-old daughter would need a bone marrow transplant to save her life, the Crystal Lake mother didn’t want to wait another minute before getting her only child back…

  • In its focus on genetics and race, global newspaper coverage of athletics is far from “post-racial”

    In its focus on genetics and race, global newspaper coverage of athletics is far from “post-racial” The LSE’s daily blog on American Politics and Policy The London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom 2015-09-10 Matthew W. Hughey, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Connecticut Devon R. Goss, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology University…

  • Characterizing Race/Ethnicity and Genetic Ancestry for 100,000 Subjects in the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging (GERA) Cohort

    Characterizing Race/Ethnicity and Genetic Ancestry for 100,000 Subjects in the Genetic Epidemiology Research on Adult Health and Aging (GERA) Cohort Genetics August 1, 2015, Volume 200, Number 4 pages 1285-1295 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.115.178616 Yambazi Banda Mark N. Kvale Thomas J. Hoffmann Stephanie E. Hesselson Dilrini Ranatunga Hua Tang Chiara Sabatti Lisa A. Croen Brad P. Dispensa…

  • Suit filed over mix-up at Downers Grove sperm bank is dismissed

    Suit filed over mix-up at Downers Grove sperm bank is dismissed The Chicago Tribune 2015-09-03 Clifford Ward A judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Ohio woman against a west suburban sperm bank whose clerical error resulted in the birth of her mixed-race daughter. DuPage County Judge Ronald Sutter tossed the suit after lawyers…