Mixed-race in the US and UK : comparing the past, present, and future / Jennifer Patrice Sims (University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA), and Chinelo L. Njaka (Peckham Rights! and Independent Social Researcher, UK).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sims, Jennifer Patrice, author.

Njaka, Chinelo L., author.

Series:

Critical mixed race studies.

Critical mixed race studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racially mixed people--United States.

Racially mixed people.

Racially mixed people--Great Britain.

Multiculturalism--United States.

Multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages).

Other Title:

Mixed-race in the United States and United Kingdom

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

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 macro- and micro-level theoretical frameworks, the authors use comparative and relational analytical approaches to reveal similarities and differences between the two nations, explaining them in terms of both common historical roots as well as ongoing contemporary interrelationships.Focusing on the census, racial identity, civil society, and everyday experiences at the intersection of race, gender, class, and sexuality, Mixed-Race in the US and UK: Comparing the Past, Present, and Future offers academics and students an intriguing look into how mixed-race is constructed and experienced within these two nations. A final in-depth discussion on the authors' research methodologies makes the book a useful resource on the processes, challenges, and benefits of conducting qualitative research in two nations.

Contents:

Prelims

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Past, Present, and Future of Mixed-Race People in the United States and United Kingdom

Chapter 2: Creating Mixed-Race: The Census in the US and the UK

Chapter 3: Black, British Asian, Mixed-Race, or Jedi: Mixed-Race Identity in the US and UK

Chapter 4: Mixed-Race Civil Society: Racial Paradigms and Mixed-Race (Re)production in the US and UK

Chapter 5: "Sometimes Its the First Thing People Ask": Daily Experiences of Mixedness in the US and UK

Chapter 6: "Yes, Girl, Yes. I Want Babies": Mixed-Race Families Generation After Generation

Chapter 7: Queering Critical Mixed Race Studies

Chapter 8: Conclusion: Creating and Comparing a Mixed-Race Future

Methodological Appendix

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781787695559

1787695557

9781787695535

1787695530