Tag: University of Texas

  • Constructing Afro-Cuban Womanhood: Race, Gender, and Citizenship in Republican-Era Cuba, 1902-1958 University of Texas, Austin 343 pages August 2011 Takkara Keosha Brunson Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy This dissertation explores continuities…

  • Anthropology 324L/American Studies 321: The Black Indian Experience in the United States University of Texas, Austin Fall 2011 Circe Dawn Sturm, Associate Professor of Anthropology University of Texas, Austin This course explores the entwined histories, cultures and identities of African American and Native American people in the United States. Long neglected in popular and scholarly…

  • Educational Disadvantages Associated with Race Still Persist in Brazil Despite Improvements, New Study Shows University of Texas, Austin Department of Sociology 2012-01-19 Despite notable improvements in educational levels and opportunity during the past three decades, disadvantages associated with race still persist in Brazil, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin. Although…

  • RTF 386 – Beyond Binaries: Mixed Race Representation and Critical Theory University of Texas, Austin Spring 2012 Mary Beltrán, Associate Professor of Media Studies This graduate seminar surveys historical and critical and cultural studies scholarship on the evolution of mixed race in U.S. film and media culture. American histories, cultures, and identities have traditionally been…

  • AAS 310: Mixed Race And The Media University of Texas, Austin Center for Asian American Studies Spring 2012 Alexander Cho, Assistant Instructor What is “race,” and what does it mean to be “mixed”? How is mass media responsible for channeling fears, desires, and anxieties about “mixed” bodies? Why are “mixed race” bodies suddenly desirable and…

  • Between Two Worlds: Consequences of Dual-Group Membership among Children University of Texas, Austin May 2008 98 pages Katherine Vera Aumer-Ryan Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Increasing numbers of individuals are simultaneously…

  • Racial Queer: Multiracial College Students at the Intersection of Identity, Education and Agency University of Texas, Austin May 2010 495 pages Aurora Chang-Ross A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas a Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University…

  • AAS 310: Constructing and Negotiating Multiracial Identity University of Texas, Austin Center for Asian American Studies Fall 2008 This course serves as an introduction to the experiences of biracial and multiracial people, specifically with a focus on “mixed”/hapa Asian American, African American and Latino people in the U.S., concentrating on theories of race, racial identity…

  • Race and health care: problems with using race to classify, assess, and treat patients University of Texas May 2010 64 pages Atalie Nitibhon Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Affairs Though racial classifications…