Free Download Molly Littlewood McKibbin, "Rethinking Rachel Doležal and Transracial Theory"
English | ISBN: 3030862771 | 2021 | 124 pages | EPUB | 363 KB
Using real-life examples, this book asks readers to reflect on how we―as an academic community―think and talk about race and racial identity in twenty-first-century America. One of these examples, Rachel Doležal, provides a springboard for an examination of the state of our discourse around changeable racial identity and the potential for "transracialism." An analysis of how we are theorizing transracial identity (as opposed to an argument for/against it), this study detects some omissions and problems that are becoming evident as we establish transracial theory and suggests ways to further develop our thinking and avoid missteps. Intended for academics and thinkers familiar with conversations about identity and/or race,