Tag: Sika A. Dagbovie

  • The past two decades have seen a growing influx of biracial discourse in fiction, memoir, and theory, and since the 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency, debates over whether America has entered a “post-racial” phase have set the media abuzz. In this penetrating and provocative study, Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins adds a new dimension…

  • Star-Light, Star-Bright, Star Damn Near White: Mixed-Race Superstars The Journal of Popular Culture Volume 40, Issue 2 (April 2007) pages 217–237 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2007.00376.x Sika Alaine Dagbovie, Professor of English Florida Atlantic University In an episode of the “Chris Rock Show,” comedian Chris Rock searches the streets of Harlem to find out what people think of…