Transcending Blackness From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial

Name: Transcending Blackness From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial
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ISBN: 9780822352921

ISBN-10: 0822352923

ISBN-13: 9780822352921

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ralina L. Joseph

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Representations of multiracial Americans, especially those with one black and one white parent, appear everywhere in contemporary culture, from reality shows to presidential politics. Some depict multiracial individuals as being mired in painful confusion; others equate them with progress, as the embodiment of a postracial utopia. InTranscending Blackness, Ralina L. Joseph critiques both depictions as being rooted in—and still defined by—the racist notion that Blackness is a deficit that must be overcome.Analyzing emblematic representations of multiracial figures in popular culture—Jennifer Beals's character in theThe L Word; the protagonist in Danny Senza's novel, Caucasia; the title…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 11/16/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface: From Biracial to Multiracial to Mixed-Race to Critical Mixed-Race Studies


Introduction: Reading Mixed-Race African American Representations in the New Millennium



The New Millennium Mulatta



Televising the Bad Race Girl: Jennifer Beals on The L Word, the Race Card, and the Punishment of Mixed-Race Blackness



The Sad Race Girl: Passing and the New Millennium Mulatta in Danzy Senna's Caucasia



The Exceptional Multiracial



Transitioning to the Exceptional Multiracial: Escaping Tragedy through Black Transcendence in Mixing Nia



Recursive Racial Transformation: Selling the Exceptional Multiracial on America's Next Top Model


Conclusion: Racist Jokes and the Exceptional Multiracial, or Why Transcending Blackness Is a Terrible Proposition


Notes


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