Tag: Revue de Recherche en Civilisation Américaine

  • The post-racial illusion: racial politics and inequality in the age of Obama Revue de Recherche en Civilisation Américaine Number 3 (March 2012): Post-racial America? Olivier Richomme l’université de Lyon II-Lumière Contents 1. The 2008 election as an exception a-The circumstances b-A post-racial election? 2. The state of the racial divide a-Economic well-being b-Health c-Housing d-Education…

  • Politics, Opinion and Reality in Black and White: Conceptualizing Postracialism at the Beginning of the 21st Century Revue de Recherche en Civilisation Américaine Number 3 (March 2012): Post-racial America? Lisa Veroni-Paccher, MCF, Civilisation américaine Université Bordeaux Montaigne With the election of the first black president, commentators and pundits said that Americans could now believe that…

  • “Beyond the Binary: Obama’s Hybridity and Post-Racialization.” Revue de Recherche en Civilisation Américaine Number 3 (March 2012): Post-racial America? Kirin Wachter-Grene, Acting Instructor of Literature New York University According to many in the American and international press, the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama has heralded a possible era of “postracialism” in the United States.…

  • The Politics of Race and Class in the Age of Obama Revue de Recherche en Civilisation Américaine Number 3 (March 2012): Post-racial America? Myra Mendible, Professor of English and Department Chair for Language and Literature Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida This essay explores the revival and misappropriation of identity politics in the age…