1st Edition

The Boundaries of Mixedness A Global Perspective

Edited By Erica Chito Childs Copyright 2021
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

The Boundaries of Mixedness tackles the burgeoning field of critical mixed race studies, bringing together research that spans five continents and more than ten countries. Research on mixedness is growing, yet there is still much debate over what exactly mixed race means, and whether it is a useful term. Despite a growing focus on and celebration of mixedness globally, particularly in the... Read more

1. Critical Mixed Race in Global Perspective: An Introduction

Erica Chito Childs

Hierarchies of Mixing: Navigations and Negotiations

2. An Unwanted Weed: Children of Cross-region Unions Confront Intergenerational Stigma of Caste, Ethnicity and Religion

Reena Kukreja

3. Mixed Race Families in South Africa: Naming and Claiming a Location

Heather Dalmage

4. Negotiating the (Non)Negotiable: Connecting ‘Mixed-Race’ Identities to ‘Mixed-Race’ Families

Mengxi Pang

Hierarchies of Mixedness: Choices and Challenges

5. Linguistic Cultural Capital Among Descendants of Mixed Couples in Catalonia, Spain: Realities and Inequalities

Dan Rodriguez-Garcia

6. ‘There is Nothing Wrong with Being a Mulatto': Structural Discrimination and Racialized Belonging in Denmark

Mira Skadegaard

7. Exceptionalism with Non-Validation: The Social Inconsistencies of Being Mixed Race in Australia

Stephanie Guy

Mixed Matters Through a Wider Lens

8. Recognising Selves in Others: Situating Dougla Manoeuverability as Shared Mixed-Race Ontology

Susan Barratt and Aleah Ranjitsingh

9. What’s Love Got To Do With It? Emotional Authority and State Regulation of Interracial/National Couples in Ireland

Rebecca King-O’Riain

10. Re-viewing Race and Mixedness: Mixed Race in Asia and the Pacific

Zarine Rocha

Biography

Erica Chito Childs is leading qualitative researcher on issues of race, gender and sexuality, particularly in the areas of multiracialism, families, media and popular culture. She is a popular and engaging speaker and is frequently invited to lecture on multiracial issues in the United States, Australia, Britain and South Africa. Her work is regularly featured in various media outlets.