Mixed Race Studies

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Day: February 14, 2022

  • The persistence of myth: Brazil’s undead ‘racial democracy’

    Drawing on Roland Barthes’ theory of myth, I show how the celebration of racial mixture, or mestiçagem, functions as a mythological signifier of racial democracy that operates beneath and beyond the level of conscious thought, activating powerful affects and desires even in those who ostensibly know better.

  • Middle Eastern and North African Americans may not be perceived, nor perceive themselves, to be White

    Our findings provide evidence about the suitability of adding a separate MENA label to the race/ethnicity identification question in the US Census, and suggest MENAs’ official designation as White may not correspond to their lived experiences nor to others’ perceptions.

  • Too black for Brazil | Guardian Docs

    Too black for Brazil | Guardian Docs The Guardian2016-02-09 Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her complexion to be too dark to be an acceptable queen. Nayara and…

  • 5 Years After Muslim Ban, Middle Eastern and North African Americans Remain Hidden | Opinion

    5 Years After Muslim Ban, Middle Eastern and North African Americans Remain Hidden | Opinion Newsweek 2022-02-08 Neda Maghbouleh, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Toronto René D. Flores, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Chicago Ariela Schachter, Assistant Professor of Sociology​; Faculty Affiliate in Asian American Studies Washington University in St. Louis,…

  • Martha Wheeler, Eye-Witness to the “Free State of Jones”

    Martha Wheeler, Eye-Witness to the “Free State of Jones” Renegade South: Histories of Unconventional Southerners 2017-07-02 Vikki Bynum, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Texas State University, San Marcos Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Newt and Rachel, “The Free State of Jones,” STX Entertainment (2016) I’ll never forget the excitement I felt when, in the…

  • Netflix’s ‘Passing’ could have been me

    Anchored by Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga, ‘Passing’ on Netflix tells the story of racial passing back in 1920s New York. But it’s more relevant, and personal, than ever