Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Yet there are many Brazilians – including other black activists – who think that the tribunals are a terrible idea. Petronio Domingues, a historian with the Federal University of Sergipe who studies the fight for racial equality in Brazil, said it’s absurd to think that there are characteristics that can be evaluated objectively to determine race.

“They’re looking only at a person’s appearance, and that doesn’t define race,” he said. “Any definition of what it is to be black cannot be external to the individual. … Race is a social construction, without scientific basis.” Nor is there any evidence that proves that black people with very dark skin suffer more prejudice than those who are called pardo, or brown, he added, so it makes no sense to give more “points” to someone whose skin is darker or hair curlier.”

Stephanie Nolen, “Black or white?,” The Globe and Mail, December 12, 2016. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/black-or-white-in-brazil-a-panel-will-decide-foryou/article33295036/.

‘In The Blink Of An Eye,’ A Change In Racial Identity

Posted in Articles, Audio, Biography, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, United States on 2011-07-18 18:33Z by Steven

‘In The Blink Of An Eye,’ A Change In Racial Identity

All Things Considered
National Public Radio
2011-07-07

Michele Norris, Host

Michael Sidney Fosberg grew up thinking he was white. His mother is white. His stepfather is white. And while he never met his biological father, the assumption was that he was white too. But well into his adulthood, Fosberg found out that his father was a black man. Michele Norris speaks to him about his story that he’s told in his one-man play and his book, both called Incognito.

Read the transcript of the interview here. Listen to the interview here.

Tags: All Things Considered, Michael Fosberg, Michael S. Fosberg, Michael Sidney Fosberg, Michele Norris, National Public Radio, NPR

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‘Passing’ Across The Color Line In The Jazz Age

Posted in Articles, Audio, Book/Video Reviews, Identity Development/Psychology, New Media, Passing, Social Science, United States, Women on 2010-04-07 23:56Z by Steven

‘Passing’ Across The Color Line In The Jazz Age

National Public Radio
All Things Considered: You Must Read This
2010-04-07

Heidi W. Durrow

Heidi W. Durrow is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and Yale Law School. Her debut novel is “The Girl Who Fell From The Sky.”

There are novels that are enjoyable to read and others that say something about the world. And sometimes there are novels that are both. Passing by Nella Larsen is one of those books…

Read the entire essay here.
Listen to the essay here.

Tags: All Things Considered, All Things Considered: You Must Read This, Heidi Durrow, Heidi W. Durrow, National Public Radio, Nella Larsen

Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’ [Interview with Author Heidi W. Durrow]

Posted in Audio, Live Events, Media Archive, Social Science, United States, Women on 2010-03-03 00:30Z by Steven

Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’ [Interview with Author Heidi W. Durrow]

All Things Considered
National Public Radio
2010-03-02

Michele Norris, Host
All Things Considered

Like so many children of mixed marriages, the author Heidi Durrow has often felt like she’s had to straddle two worlds.

She is the daughter of a black serviceman and a white Danish mother.

Her own personal search for identity inspired her debut novel, The Girl Who Fell From The Sky. The story revolves around a girl who moves across the country to live with her grandmother after surviving a family tragedy.

The book has received breathless critical acclaim, and it was awarded the Bellwether Prize for fiction that addresses issues of social justice…

Read the entire story and an excerpt from the book here. Listen to the interview here.

Tags: All Things Considered, Heidi Durrow, Heidi W. Durrow, Michele Norris, National Public Radio

NPR’s All Things Considered Interview with Heidi W. Durrow

Posted in Audio, Live Events, New Media, United States, Women on 2010-03-02 16:55Z by Steven

NPR’s All Things Considered Interview with Heidi W. Durrow

All Things Considered
National Public Radio
2010-03-02, 21:00 to 23:00Z

Heidi W. Durrow

Heidi W. Durrow, author of the new Bellwether Prize winning novel, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, is scheduled to be interviewed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered today (Tuesday, March 2, 2010 between 16:00 and 18:00 EST). Please check your local NPR affiliate for actual broadcast times.

Tags: All Things Considered, Heidi Durrow, Heidi W. Durrow, National Public Radio

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Mixed Race Studies

‘In The Blink Of An Eye,’ A Change In Racial Identity

‘Passing’ Across The Color Line In The Jazz Age

Reimagining The ‘Tragic Mulatto’ [Interview with Author Heidi W. Durrow]

NPR’s All Things Considered Interview with Heidi W. Durrow

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