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  • Jennifer A. Jones: Afro-Mexicans, Migration, and the Permutations of Race

    In this episode, Dr. Jennifer A. Jones, a native of Chicago and a sociologist specializing in contemporary transnational Afro-Mexican studies discusses the way race is made in Latin America through her experiences in both Cuba and Mexico, as well as the broader impact of space, politics, and mobility on racial constructions throughout the U.S.

  • Afro-Latin American Studies: An Introduction

    Alejandro de la Fuente and George Reid Andrews offer the first systematic, book-length survey of humanities and social science scholarship on the exciting field of Afro-Latin American studies.

  • Beyond Black and White: A Reader on Contemporary Race Relations

    Beyond Black and White: A Reader on Contemporary Race Relations SAGE Publishing 2017 488 pages Paperback ISBN: 9781506306940 Edited by: Zulema Valdez, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Merced Beyond Black and White is a new anthology of readings that reflects the complexity of racial dynamics in the contemporary United States, where the fastest-growing…

  • The Racial Middle On-line Survey

    The Racial Middle On-line Survey On behalf of Dr. Reanne Frank and Dr. Jennifer Jones of The Ohio State University, we invite you to take part in our research study, which concerns the development of racial identity among multiracials. There are no foreseeable significant direct benefits to you by participating in this research. However, we…

  • Blacks may be second class, but they can’t make them leave: Mexican racial formation and immigrant status in Winston-Salem

    Blacks may be second class, but they can’t make them leave: Mexican racial formation and immigrant status in Winston-Salem Latino Studies Volume 10, Issue 1 (Spring/Summer 2012) pages 60-80 DOI: 10.1057/lst.2012.7 Jennifer A. Jones, SBS Diversity Post Doctoral Fellow Ohio State University, Columbus In this article, I investigate how race is produced by looking at…

  • Who Are We? Producing Group Identity through Everyday Practices of Conflict and Discourse

    Who Are We? Producing Group Identity through Everyday Practices of Conflict and Discourse Sociological Perspectives Volume 54, Number 2 (Summer 2011) pages. 139-162 DOI: 10.1525/sop.2011.54.2.139 Jennifer A. Jones, SBS Diversity Post Doctoral Fellow Ohio State University, Columbus Multiracials have the flexibility to opt out of multiracial identity, to shift identities depending on context and are…