Utz McKnight

Everyday Practice of Race in America

Ambiguous Privilege

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Produktbeschreibung

An original contribution to political theory and cultural studies this work argues for a reinterpretation of how race is described in US society. By developing a new way to critically study how race persists in dominating society, the book provides readers with an understanding of how race is socially constructed today, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of political theory, American politics and race & ethnic politics

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9780415780551
• ISBN-10: 0415780551
• Artikelnr.: 28378137

Autorenporträt

Utz McKnight is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alabama. Prior to this he taught for several years as an Visiting Professor in African American Studies at the University of California at Berkeley.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Representation: Class Ambiguity and Racial Subjectivity 2. The Everyday
and Ordinary: Developing a Theory of Race 3. Cody¿s, Foucault, and Race 4.
Working Together: Conditional Subjectivity 5. Walking the Streets 6.
Passing and Mixing: Challenging the Racial Subject