Tag: Macalester College

  • Mixed Race America: Identities and Culture Fifteenth Annual American Studies Conference Macalester College 1600 Grand Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105 2014-02-27 through 2014-02-28 Keynote Address Thursday, 2014-02-27, 18:00-19:30 CST (Local Time) Alexander G. Hill Ballroom Kagin Commons, Macalester Keynote Speakers: Ralina L. Joseph, Associate Professor of Communication University of Washington Author of: Transcending Blackness: From…

  • Meaning of mixed race Macalester College News Saint Paul, Minnesota 2013-02-07 Americans are increasingly thinking about their racial identities, says American studies professor Jane Rhodes, with the whole question of mixed race identities getting more attention. “Academia is just starting to catch up with that conversation,” she says, which is one reason why her department…

  • In November 2009, popular fashion magazine Allure revealed the “Face of the Future”. Between pages of glistening models with features ranging from freckled faces with full lips to loosely curled afros and almond-shaped eyes, photographer Marilyn Minter gave us not only the changing face of America, but the changing face of American beauty.

  • AMST 294-03  Mixed Race America: Identity, Culture, and Politics Macalester College Saint Paul, Minnesota Spring 2012 SooJin Pate This course is an introduction to the animating debates, themes, and issues in Critical Mixed Race Studies. Utilizing critical race theory and postcolonial analysis, we will examine the identities and experiences of multiracial or mixed race people,…