1st Edition

Color that Matters A Comparative Approach to Mixed Race Identity and Nordic Exceptionalism

By Tony Sandset Copyright 2019
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the ways in which mixed ethnic identities in Scandinavia are formed along both cultural and embodied lines, arguing that while the official discourses in the region refer to a "post-racial" or "color blind" era, color still matters in the lives of people of mixed ethnic descent. Drawing on research from people of mixed ethnic backgrounds, the author offers insights into how... Read more

Acknowledgements

Series Editor’s Preface

1. Introduction

Part I: Methodology and Theory: Towards Grounding the Book

2. Research Horizons: Inspirations and Tensions

3. Theoretical Inspirations and Methodological Tools

Part II: Epistemic Documents, Racialized Knowledge and Mundane Language

4. From Race to Ethnicity: The Purification of a Discourse; UNESCO and Norway’s Western Others

Part III: In Living Colour; The Lived Life of Mixed Colours

5. Discourses of Race And Ethnicity: A Difficult Deployment Of Colour

6. Performing Mixed Ethnic Identities: Colours That Matter

Part IV

7. No Guarantees, Just Paradoxes to Offer: In Lieu Of The Typical Conclusion

Appendix: List of Peopled Interviewed

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Tony Sandset is Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, Norway.

"This book is of a significant contribution to the global mixed race literature, being the first Norwegian contribution in the field. The book consists of rich theoretical discussions with empirical material. The book is recommended to all scholars and students interested in the question of not only race and ethnicity in the Nordic context but also mixed identity and experiences in a global perspective." - Sayaka Osanami Törngren - Malmö University, Sweden