Day: April 21, 2010

  • Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises Teaching Sociology Volume 37, Number 4 (October 2009) Pages 369-378 Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cherise A. Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology Connecticut College This paper offers two interactive exercises to teach students about race as a social construction. In the…

  • A cross-cultural marriage is an adventure I’d recommend The Observer 2009-12-27 Anushka Asthana, Education Correspondent Mixed-race unions in this country are on the increase, a magical journey that benefits all the families involved One visit to India and a childhood playing cricket was never going to be quite enough to prepare Toby, a white Englishman…

  • Biracial Children Learn To Self-Identify Tell Me More National Public Radio 2010-04-20 Michel Martin, Host Interview with: Kip Fulbeck, Professor of Performative Studies, Video University of California, Santa Barbara Author of: Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids Peggy Orenstein Author of: Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Fertility Doctors, An Oscar,…

  • Black by Choice The Nation 2010-04-15 Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies Princeton University The first black president has created a definitional crisis for whiteness. President Obama created a bit of a stir in early April when he completed his Census form. In response to the question about racial identity the…