Joseph Transcending Blackness

From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8223-9549-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Analyzing representations of multiracial figures in popular culture, Ralina L. Joseph identifies two widespread stereotypes of mixed-race African Americans: those of "the new millennium mulattas" and "the exceptional multiracials."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Joseph, Ralina L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Andere Darstellende Künste

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. From Biracial to Multiracial to Mixed-Race to Critical Mixed-Race Studies ix

Introduction. Reading Mixed-Race African American Representations in the New Millennium 1

Part I: The New Millennium Mulatta

1. Televising the Bad Race Girl: Jennifer Beals on The L Word, the Race Card, and the Punishment of Mixed-Race Blackness 37

2. The Sad Race Girl: Passing and the New Millennium Mulatta in Danzy Senna's Caucasia 67

Part II: The Exceptional Multiracial

3. Transitioning to the Exceptional Multiracial: Escaping Tragedy through Black Transcendence in Mixing Nia 95

4. Recursive Racial Transformation: Selling the Exceptional Multiracial on America's Next Top Model 125

Conclusion. Racist Jokes and the Exceptional Multiracial, or Why Transcending Blackness Is a Terrible Proposition 155

Notes 173

Bibliography 201

Index 219

Über Autor(innen)

Ralina L. Joseph is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington.