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  • Racechanges: White Skin, Black Face in American Culture

    In “Racechanges: White Skin, Black Face in American Culture,” Susan Gubar, who fundamentally changed the way we think about women’s literature as co-author of the acclaimed The Madwoman in the Attic, turns her attention to the incendiary issue of race.

  • Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America

    Passing Strange: Shakespeare, Race, and Contemporary America Oxford University Press April 2011 240 pages Hardback ISBN13: 9780195385854; ISBN10: 0195385853 Ayanna Thompson, Professor of English Arizona State University Notions, constructions, and performances of race continue to define the contemporary American experience, including America’s relationship to Shakespeare. In Passing Strange, Ayanna Thompson explores the myriad ways U.S.…

  • Articulate While Black: Barack Obama, Language, and Race in the U.S.

    In “Articulate While Black,” two renowned scholars of Black Language address language and racial politics in the U.S. through an insightful examination of President Barack Obama’s language use—and America’s response to it

  • The Meaning of White: Race, Class, and the ‘Domiciled Community’ in British India 1858-1930

    The Meaning of White: Race, Class, and the ‘Domiciled Community’ in British India 1858-1930 Oxford University Press January 2012 288 pages Hardback ISBN13: 9780199697700; ISBN10: 0199697701 Satoshi Mizutani From 1858 to 1930 the concept of whiteness in British India was complex and contradictory. Under the Raj, the spread of racial ideologies was pervasive, but whiteness…

  • Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000

    Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000 Oxford University Press May 2004 304 pages 15 illus. & 3 maps; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 Hardback ISBN13: 9780195152326; ISBN10: 0195152328 Paperback ISBN13: 978-0-19-515233-3; ISBN10: 0-19-515233-6 George Reid Andrews, Distinguished Professor of History University of Pittsburgh Winner of the Arthur P. Whitaker Prize of the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies While…

  • Navigating Multiple Identities: Race, Gender, Culture, Nationality, and Roles

    Navigating Multiple Identities: Race, Gender, Culture, Nationality, and Roles Oxford University Press March 2012 288 pages Paperback ISBN13: 9780199732074; ISBN10: 0199732078 Edited by Ruthellen Josselson, Professor of Psychology Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California Michele Harway, Faculty Research Specialist Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California Although questionnaires routinely ask people to check boxes indicating if…

  • Racism and Ethnic Relations in the Portuguese-Speaking World

    The book covers the gamut of inter-ethnic experiences throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, from the sixteenth century to the present day, integrating contributions from history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, literary, and cultural studies. It offers a radical updating of both empirical data and methodologies, and aims to contribute to current debates on racism and ethnic relations…

  • The Color of Citizenship: Race, Modernity and Latin American / Hispanic Political Thought

    The Color of Citizenship: Race, Modernity and Latin American / Hispanic Political Thought Oxford University Press November 2011 288 pages 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 Hardback ISBN13: 9780199746668; ISBN10: 0199746664 Diego A. von Vacano, Assistant Professor of Political Science Texas A&M University The role of race in politics, citizenship, and the state is one of the most…

  • Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire

    Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire Oxford University Press May 2011 320 pages Hardback ISBN13: 9780199604159; ISBN10: 0199604150 Damon Ieremia Salesa, Associate Professor of History, American Culture, and Asian/Pacific Islander Studies University of Michigan The Victorians were fascinated with intersections between different races. Whether in sexual or domestic partnerships, in interracial children,…

  • The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson (Volume 1)

    The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson (Volume 1) Oxford University Press 1988 480 pages 4-5/8 x 6-1/2 Hardback ISBN13: 978-0-19-505250-3; ISBN10: 0-19-505250-1 Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) Edited by Gloria Hull Spanning the gamut of literary genres, from autobiographical short stories to poetry, journalism, and novelettes, this is a comprehensive collection of one of America’s most seminal women…