Racialization as a Social Process / Race: The History of an Idea

Jill P.

This factsheet explores the history of the idea of 'race'. The factsheet explains the power of language and discourse to resist and reproduce harmful ideas about 'race'.

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References

Banton, Michael. What We Now Know About Race and Ethnicity. New York: Berghahn Books, 2015.
Brah, Aviar. (1996). Cartographies of Diaspora. London: Routledge. https://doiorg.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/10.4324/9780203974919
Collins, Patricia H. (2019). Intersectionality as critical social theory. Durham: Duke University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv11hpkdj
Ross, Loretta. (2011). The Origin of the phrase 'Women of Color' [Video File]. Western States Center. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82vl34mi4Iw

Source Authors

Aviar Brah, Loretta Ross, Michael Banton, Patricia Hill Collins

Keywords

'Race' as a Political Tool, Anti-Racism, Body Politics, Challenging Whiteness, Colorblindness, Constructing 'Race', Constructing Difference, Critical Race Theory, History of Racism, Inclusions & Exclusions, Language and Power, Language of Difference, Nation Building Narrative, Racialization, Racist Hierarchies, Racist Language, Reclaiming History, Scientific Ideas and Power, Scientific Racism, Social Ideas and Power, Solidarity, White Supremacy

Locations

Europe

Themes

History, Theory