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  • Groundbreaking New Series – ‘Mister Brau’ – Gives Afro-Brazilians Representations to Cheer Despite Flaws

    Groundbreaking New Series – ‘Mister Brau’ – Gives Afro-Brazilians Representations to Cheer Despite Flaws Shadow and Act: On Cinema Of The African Diaspora 2015-10-07 Kiratiana Freelon Lázaro Ramos and Taís Araújo Brazilian television is very white, but most Brazilians aren’t. Brazil’s population is more than 50 percent black, but the television news and entertainment shows…

  • [PODCAST] In Konversation: Unpacking the myth of the “racial democracy” in Brazil – Part 1

    [PODCAST] In Konversation: Unpacking the myth of the “racial democracy” in Brazil – Part 1 briankamanzi 2015-10-04 Brian Kamanzi, Host Cape Town, South Africa Marcelo Rosa, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil In Konversation: Unpacking the myth of the “racial democracy” in Brazil – Part 1 by Inkonversation on Mixcloud Konversation meets…

  • Whither ‘non-racialism’: the ‘new’ South Africa turns twenty-one

    Whither ‘non-racialism’: the ‘new’ South Africa turns twenty-one Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 38, Issue 13, 2015 pages 2167-2174 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2015.1058511 Deborah Posel, Professor of Sociology Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa This brief essay reflects on the meaning and significance of ‘non-racialism’ in South Africa’s recent…

  • 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…

  • France’s Approach to Fighting Racism: Pretty Words and Magical Thinking

    France’s Approach to Fighting Racism: Pretty Words and Magical Thinking The Huffington Post 2015-05-07 Crystal Fleming, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stony Brook University, The State University of New York I first came to France twelve years ago during my junior year abroad. I was the first person in my family to get a passport and…

  • A Global Look at Mixing: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities

    A Global Look at Mixing: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities Journal of Intercultural Studies Volume 35, Issue 6, 2014 pages 677-688 DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2014.968305 Erica Chito Childs, Associate Professor of Sociology Hunter College, The City University of New York The importance of studying mixed race in a global perspective is gaining momentum. The global economy, growing rates…

  • 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…

  • How To Resist White Supremacy In Your Love Life: A 5-Step Guide

    How To Resist White Supremacy In Your Love Life: A 5-Step Guide Black Girl Dangerous 2015-09-25 Cathy Chen, Co-Founder and Outreach Director Fab Lab El Paso, El Paso, Texas “We’re never gonna get anywhere as long as our economies of attraction continue to resemble more or less the economies of attraction of white supremacy.” –Junot…

  • Dating Partners Don’t Always Prefer “Their Own Kind”: Some Multiracial Daters Get Bonus Points in the Dating Game

    Dating Partners Don’t Always Prefer “Their Own Kind”: Some Multiracial Daters Get Bonus Points in the Dating Game Council on Contemporary Families Austin, Texas 2015-07-01 Celeste Vaughan Curington Department of Sociology University of Massachusetts, Amherst Ken-Hou Lin, Assistant Professor of Sociology The University of Texas, Austin Jennifer Hickes Lundquist, Professor of Sociology University of Massachusetts,…