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  • Mixed Race Identities: Written by Peter J. Aspinall and Miri Song

    Mixed Race Identities: Written by Peter J. Aspinall and Miri Song The Kelvingrove Review Issue 13: Dialogue Across Decades (2014-05-27) 5 pages Mengxi Pang Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Aspinall, Peter J. and Miri Song, Mixed Race Identities (Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), 218 pp. As the fastest growing population…

  • Global Mixed Race

    Global Mixed Race New York University Press March 2014 357 pages Cloth ISBN: 9780814770733 Paper ISBN: 9780814789155 Edited by: Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain, Senior Lecturer National University of Ireland, Maynooth Stephen Small, Associate Professor of African American Studies University of California, Berkeley Minelle Mahtani, Associate Professor in the Department of Human Geography and the Program in…

  • Researching ethnicity, identity and ‘mixed-race’

    Researching ethnicity, identity and ‘mixed-race’ Social Science Research: Discussing Methods and Resources The British Library 2012-11-19 This post discusses our latest Myths and Realities event on ethnicity, identity and ‘mixed-race’ and points readers in the direction of some relevant British Library collections. On the evening of 13 November we hosted our latest Myths and Realities…

  • Mixed Race Identities

    This book investigates the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in higher education in Britain, and it is the first to explore the identifications and experiences of various types of mixed race individuals. It reveals the diverse ways in which these young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex…

  • The JCMRS inaugural issue will be released Summer, 2013

    The JCMRS inaugural issue will be released on Summer, 2013 Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies c/o Department of Sociology SSMS Room 3005 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California  93106-9430 E-Mail: socjcmrs@soc.ucsb.edu 2012-10-10 The Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies (JCMRS) is a peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to developing the field of Critical Mixed…

  • Is race a ‘salient…’ or ‘dominant identity’ in the early 21st century: The evidence of UK survey data on respondents’ sense of who they are

    Is race a ‘salient…’ or ‘dominant identity’ in the early 21st century: The evidence of UK survey data on respondents’ sense of who they are Social Science Research Available online 2012-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.10.007 Peter J. Aspinall, Emeritus Reader in Population Health Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University…

  • The creation and intepretation of ‘mixed’ categories in Britain today

    The creation and intepretation of ‘mixed’ categories in Britain today darkmatter: in the ruins of imperial culture ISSN 2041-3254 Post-Racial Imaginaries [9.1] (2012-07-02) Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University of Kent The growth and recognition of ‘Mixed’ in Britain It is difficult to imagine a society (such as Britain) in which ethnic and racial categories,…

  • Making sense of ‘mixture’: states and the classification of ‘mixed’ people

    Making sense of ‘mixture’: states and the classification of ‘mixed’ people Ethnic and Racial Studies Avaiable online: 2012-02-01 9 pages DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2012.648650 Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University of Kent, United Kingdom Diversity and the growth of ‘mixed’ people In many Western multi-ethnic societies, and increasingly in non-Western societies, ‘super-diversity’ has emerged as a major…

  • Is racial mismatch a problem for young ‘mixed race’ people in Britain? The findings of qualitative research

    Is racial mismatch a problem for young ‘mixed race’ people in Britain? The findings of qualitative research Ethnicities Volume 12, Number 6 (December 2012) pages 730-753 DOI: 10.1177/1468796811434912 Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University of Kent, UK Peter Aspinall, Reader in Population Health at the Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent, UK Recent…

  • 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.