Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

In her new book, “White Identity Politics,” the Duke political scientist Ashley Jardina examines the increasing relevance of white identity in America. Drawing on data from American National Election Studies surveys and her own research, Jardina finds that about thirty to forty per cent of white Americans say that white identity is important to them, and she adds an interesting twist—that this group only partly overlaps with the group of white Americans who hold racist views. According to Jardina’s analysis, about thirty-eight per cent of white people who highly value their white identity are at or below the mean level of racial resentment, while forty-four per cent of white people who say their racial identity is less important are at or above that level. “For those invested in racial equality, this outcome should be of little comfort,” Jardina writes, of white Americans asserting their identity, with or without explicit racial resentment. In the past, she notes, when white people have been asked to share resources and power, they have not responded “by leveling the field; instead, they have expanded the scope of who is considered white, allowing the racial hierarchy to remain more firmly in place.”

Isaac Chotiner, “The Disturbing, Surprisingly Complex Relationship Between White Identity Politics and Racism,” The New Yorker, January 19, 2019. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/the-disturbing-surprisingly-complex-relationship-between-white-identity-politics-and-racism.

One Drop of Love

Posted in Arts, Census/Demographics, History, Live Events, Media Archive, Social Science, United States on 2015-02-18 02:54Z by Steven

One Drop of Love

Northern Arizona University
Ashurst Hall
Flagstaff, Arizona
Wednesday, 2015-02-18, 18:00 MST (Local Time)

Performed by Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni. Presented by NAU College of Education

One Drop of Love, is an hour-long one woman show. This funny, interactive and moving memoir explores history, family, race, class, justice and love and takes audiences from the 1600s to the present, to cities all over the U.S. and to West and East Africa, where both father and daughter spent time in search of their ‘racial’ roots.

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“Hearing Radmilla” Film Screening

Posted in Biography, Identity Development/Psychology, Live Events, Native Americans/First Nation, New Media, United States, Videos, Women on 2010-11-11 02:38Z by Steven

“Hearing Radmilla” Film Screening

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
Gardner Auditorium, W. A. Franke College of Business (bldg. 81, room 101)
2010-11-22, 19:00 to 21:30 (Local Time)

Native American Heritage Month

The film will be introduced by filmmaker/producer Angela Webb, Radmilla Cody–Miss Navajo Nation 1997-1998, followed by Questions & Answer session. The film follows Radmilla through her controversial reign as the first biracial Miss Navajo (Navajo and African-American). An inspiring story of an activist-artist’s triumph over adversity and an identity colored by the politics of race and ethnicity. Co-sponsored by the Department of English, NAISA, and the Student Activity Council. Contact: Jeff Berglund, 523-9237.

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Tags: Angela Webb, Northern Arizona University, Radmilla Cody

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