Rethinking Rachel Dole¿al and Transracial Theory

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-86277-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 117 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

Using real-life examples, this book asks readers to reflect on how we—as an academic community—think and talk about race and racial identity in twenty-first-century America.  One of these examples, Rachel Doležal, provides a springboard for an examination of the state of our discourse around changeable racial identity and the potential for “transracialism.”  An analysis of how we are theorizing transracial identity (as opposed to an argument for/against it), this study detects some omissions and problems that are becoming evident as we establish transracial theory and suggests ways to further develop our thinking and avoid missteps.  Intended for academics and thinkers familiar with conversations about identity and/or race, Rethinking Rachel Doležal and Transracial Theory helps shape the theorization of “transracialism” in its formative stages.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKibbin, Molly Littlewood

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: The Current State of (Trans)racial DiscourseChapter 2: Pathways for Further Developing (Trans)racial Discourse

Über Autor(innen)

Molly Littlewood McKibbin, PhD, specializes in Black Literatures and Critical Race Theory.  She is the author of Shades of Gray: Writing the New American Multiracialism and work published in African American Review, Callaloo, the Journal of Black Studies, andthe Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies.