2nd Edition
Race and Ethnicity Culture, Identity and Representation
By Stephen Spencer
Copyright 2014
366 Pages
36 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
366 Pages
36 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
366 Pages
36 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Broad-ranging and comprehensive, this completely revised and updated textbook is a critical guide to issues and theories of ‘race’ and ethnicity. It shows how these concepts came into being during colonial domination and how they became central – and until recently, unquestioned – aspects of social identity and division. This book provides students with a detailed understanding of colonial and... Read more
Introduction. 1. Representation 2. The Politics of Naming 3. Colonialism: Invisible Histories 4. Theories of Race and Ethnicity 5. Identity: Marginal Voices and the Politics of Difference 6. Case Study: Indigenous Australians 7. Conflict 8. Living the Contradiction 9. Futures. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
Biography
Stephen Spencer is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Sheffield Hallam University. His research interests include the exploration of ‘race’ and ethnicity, media representation and social identities, as well as the visual and popular cultural mediation of social and political values in everyday life.
