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  • Islands and autochthons: Coloureds, space and belonging in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe (Part 1)

    Islands and autochthons: Coloureds, space and belonging in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe (Part 1) Journal of Social Archaeology Volume 4, Number 3 (October 2004) pages 405-426 DOI: 10.1177/1469605304046423 Julia Katherine Seirlis Department of Anthropology University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa This article, the first in a two-part series, examines the ramifications of the complex relationships between race…

  • The Hybrid and the Social Process

    The Hybrid and the Social Process Phylon (1940-1956) Volume 6, Number 4 (4th Quarter, 1945) pages 327-336 Jitsuichi Masuoka An intermixture of blood is an invariable outcome of human migration, contact, and association. To this statement there seems to be no historical exception. Races and peoples, however much they may be physically and culturally dissimilar,…

  • Racial Classification and History

    Racial Classification and History Routledge 1997-02-01 376 pages Hardback ISBN: 978-0-8153-2602-1 Edited by E. Nathaniel Gates (1955-2006) Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Yeshiva University Explores the concept of “race” The term “race,” which originally denoted genealogical or class identity, has in the comparatively brief span of 300 years taken on an entirely new meaning.…

  • In My Experience: A Multi-Racial Heritage

    In My Experience: A Multi-Racial Heritage Forum: with Michael Kransy KQED Radio San Francisco, California 2011-12-16 Dave Iverson, Host As part of our series “In My Experience,” spotlighting the personal stories of our listeners, we talk with a panel of biracial and multi-racial people about race, identity and what it’s like to grow up looking…

  • The making of a middlerace: the social politics surrounding Black-White interracial marriages and Black White biracial identity

    The making of a middlerace: the social politics surrounding Black-White interracial marriages and Black White biracial identity Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois May 2008 253 pages Yoftahe K. Manna Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Communication Studies In an attempt to uncover the social politics…

  • The role of the media in influencing social perceptions of racial relations in Brazil

    The role of the media in influencing social perceptions of racial relations in Brazil Wayne State University 2006 126 pages Publication Number: AAT 3243076 ISBN: 9780542982705 Gildasio Mendes Dos Santos Based on the tenets of Social Identity Theory (SIT), Self-Categorization Theory (SDT), Cross-Group Relations (CGR) and Inter-Group Contact (IGC), this study examined how media programs…

  • International Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Mixedness and Mixing

    International Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Mixedness and Mixing develops theoretical perspectives and presents intellectually shaped empirical evidence that can deal with complexity and normalcy in order to move the debate onto more fruitful grounds. It is an important book for students and scholars of race and ethnicity.

  • TV Review: Mixed Race Britain – Mixed Britannia

    TV Review: Mixed Race Britain – Mixed Britannia BioNews Number 630 (2011-10-24) Anoushka Shepherd Mixed Race Britain: Mixed Britannia, BBC2, 6-20 October 2011, Presented by George Alagiah I am mixed race, and thereby a member the fastest growing ethnic minority in the UK. My British dad met my Sri Lankan mum while travelling in the…

  • Racial Hegemony in America: The Struggle for identity Among the Black Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southern United States

    Racial Hegemony in America: The Struggle for identity Among the Black Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southern United States 2004/2005 Portland State University McNair Scholars Online Journal Volume 1, Transformative Possibilities: Transcending Interlocking Boundaries pages 150-164 Natasha Hartsfield Faculty Mentors: Pedro Ferbel-Azcarate The notion of race was introduced to the Americas at…

  • African-American Reflections on Brazil’s Racial Paradise

    African-American Reflections on Brazil’s Racial Paradise Temple University Press February 1992 276 pages 5.5 x 8.25 Cloth ISBN: 0-87722-892-2 eBook ISBN: 978-1-59213-104-4 Edited by David J. Hellwig, Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Studies St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota Essays that focus on the authors’ observations of race relations in Brazil from the first decade…