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  • Mixed Race in Nordic Europe

    Numerous scholarly works have been published on the topic of multiraciality and mixed-race experiences in the United States and Great Britain. There has historically been limited research on Nordic Europe. These analyses seek to help further research on Nordic Europe in terms of critical mixed race studies.

  • The Boundaries of Mixedness: A Global Perspective

    “The Boundaries of Mixedness” tackles the burgeoning field of critical mixed race studies, bringing together research that spans five continents and more than ten countries.

  • The Black Lives Matter movement in four E.U. countries

    The short summer of BLM—and what remains of it. The results varied, but everywhere #blm influenced the debate on racism, says a European study. A comment.

  • New documentary ‘Being Both’ explores mixed-race identity

    The realities of being mixed-race are unique and often overlooked in mainstream narratives, but documentary maker Ryan Cooper-Brown wants to change that. His new short documentary film “Being Both” tackles issues that directly relate to the mixed-race experience, from displacement and family conflict to racism and fetishisation.

  • Critical Mixed Race in Global Perspective

    This special issue tackles the burgeoning field of critical mixed race studies, bringing together research that spans five continents and more than ten countries.

  • Intermarriage and Mixed Parenting, Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing: Crossover Love

    This book explores mixed marriage though intimate stories drawn from the real lives of visibly different couples.

  • The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan

    The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan University of Chicago Press 2016 264 pages 8 color plates, 49 halftones 6 x 9 Gísli Pálsson, Professor of Anthropology University of Iceland The island nation of Iceland is known for many things—majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions, distinctive seafood—but racial diversity is not one of…

  • “The Christened Mulatresses”: Euro-African Families in a Slave-Trading Town

    “The Christened Mulatresses”: Euro-African Families in a Slave-Trading Town The William and Mary Quarterly Volume 70, Number 2, April 2013 pages 371-398 DOI: 10.5309/willmaryquar.70.2.0371 Pernille Ipsen, Assistant Professor Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, Department of History University of Wisconsin, Madison “MULATRESSE Lene”—or Lene Kühberg, as she is also called in the Danish sources—grew up…

  • Daughters of the Trade: Atlantic Slavers and Interracial Marriage on the Gold Coast

    Examining five generations of marriages between African women and European men in a Gold Coast slave trading port, “Daughters of the Trade” uncovers the vital role interracial relationships played in the production of racial discourse and the increasing stratification of the early modern Atlantic world.

  • Seven Hours To Burn

    Seven Hours To Burn Women Make Movies USA/Canada, 1999 9 minutes Color/BW, VHS/16mm Order No. W01699 Shanti Thakur “A visually expressive personal documentary that explores a family’s history. Filmmaker Thakur mixes richly abstract filmmaking with disturbing archival war footage to narrate the story of her Danish mother’s and Indian father’s experiences. Her mother survives Nazi-occupied…