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Fading out Black and White : racial ambiguity in American culture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kingstone, Lisa Simone (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2018]
Subjects:
Blacks > Race identity > United States.
Whites > Race identity > United States.
Race awareness > United States.
Racism > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Tracing race: a tour of the racial binary
  • The trial of Rachel Dolezal : the first transracial
  • Obama as racial rorschach : the first blank president
  • Casting color : black barbie and the black doll as racial barometer
  • Really black : black-ish and the black sitcom as racial barometer
  • Talking about race : black, white and mixed focus groups
  • Methodology
  • White groups
  • Overview
  • Fear of being racist
  • Biological essentialism
  • Experimental essentialism
  • Colorblindness
  • Exoticization
  • Stereotyping
  • Response to dolezal
  • Black group
  • Overview
  • Experiential essentialism
  • Mistrust of white people
  • Black bond
  • Everyday racism
  • Talking white
  • Policing black authenticity
  • Response to dolezal
  • Mixed race groups
  • Overview
  • Coda
  • Appendix 1: Demographic information form
  • Appendix 2: Flyer for focus groups
  • Bibliography.