Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Charlton McIlwain

Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns

2013-06-01

Race Appeal: How Candidates Invoke Race in U.S. Political Campaigns Temple University Press January 2011 272 pages 6 x 9 38 tables, 23 halftones paper ISBN: 978-1-43990-276-9 cloth: ISBN: 978-1-43990-275-2 e-Book ISBN: 978-1-43990-277-6 Charlton D. McIlwain, Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication New York University Stephen M. Caliendo, Professor of Political Science North Central…
Winning the Race

2013-06-01

Winning the Race NYU Alumni Magazine Fall 2012 Andrea Crawford As the first African-American president runs for reelection, researchers examine the subliminal influence of political ads In 1990, longtime North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms was trailing challenger Harvey Gantt, an African-American who supported affirmative action, when the Helms campaign produced the infamous “hands” commercial. As…
From deracialization to racial distinction: interpreting Obama’s successful racial narrative

2012-08-13

From deracialization to racial distinction: interpreting Obama’s successful racial narrative Social Semiotics Volume 23, Issue 1 (2013) pages 119-145 DOI: 10.1080/10350330.2012.707039 Charlton McIlwain, Associate Professor of Media, Culture and Communication New York University While many scholars attribute Barack Obama’s success in the 2008 presidential election to his so-called deracialized campaign strategy, I argue that Obama…