Mixed-race in the US and UK : comparing the past, present, and future /

Contributing to an emerging literature on mixed-race people in the United States and United Kingdom, this book draws on racial formation theory and the performativity (i.e.'doing') of race to explore the social construction of mixedness on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to m...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: Sims, Jennifer Patrice (Auteur), Njaka, Chinelo L. (Auteur)
Formaat: Licensed eBooks
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
Editie:First edition.
Reeks:Critical mixed race studies.
Online toegang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2255572
Inhoudsopgave:
  • The past, present, and future of mixed-race people in the United States and United Kingdom
  • Creating mixed-race : the census in the US and the UK
  • Black, British Asian, mixed-race, or Jedi : mixed-race identity in the US and UK
  • Mixed-race civil society : racial paradigms and mixed-race (re)production in the US and UK
  • "Sometimes it's the first thing people ask" : daily experiences of mixedness in the US and UK
  • "Yes, girl, yes. I want babies" : mixed-race families generation after generation
  • Queering critical mixed race studies
  • Creating and comparing a mixed-race future
  • Methodological appendix : conducting qualitative research on both sides of the Atlantic.