Race

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-90468-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 206 mm x 138 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

Reihe: The New Critical Idiom

Race offers a compelling introduction to the study of ideas related to race throughout history. Its breadth of coverage, both geographically and temporally, provides readers with an expansive, global understanding of the term from the classical period onwards. This concise guide offers an overview of:

- Intersections of Race and Gender

- Race and Social Theory

- Identity, Ethnicity, and Immigration

- Whiteness

- Legislative and Judicial Markings of Difference

- Race in South Africa, Israel, East Asia, Asian America

- Blackness in a Global Context

- Race in the History of Science

- Critical Race Theory

This clear and engaging study is essential reading for students of Literature, Culture, and Race.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Orkin, Martin (University of Haifa, Israel)

Orkin, Martin

Joubin, Alexa Alice (George Washington University)

Joubin, Alexa Alice

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I: Fixing the fetters of race Chapter 1: Marking barbarians, Muslims, Jews, Ethiopians, Africans, Moors, or blacks Chapter 2: Pseudo-scientific markings of difference Part II: Recasting the fetters of race Chapter 3: Legislative, governmental, and judicial markings of difference Chapter 4: Slavery and race Part III: Loosening the fetters of face Chapter 5: Race and epistemologies of otherness Conclusion: race in the world

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Orkin is a Professor at the University of Haifa in Israel, where he teaches in the departments of Theatre and English.

Alexa Alice Joubin is a Professor of English, Theatre, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington University, USA, where she co-founded the Digital Humanities Institute.