Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

The specific details being reported aside, the deeper structural problem with mainstream media stories on the alleged postracial power of mixed-race identity or the supposed significance of changing racial demographics is that the information presented is often one-sided, simplistic, geared to a tabloid sensibility, and does not reflect the multiform ways that edifices of power have race embedded within them, whether visible or not. It is a matter of sensationalism taking precedence over serious analysis. David Roediger identifies this tendency of providing sensationalism without substance, noting that “often multiracial identities and immigration take center stage as examples of factors making race obsolete” and that “we are often told popularly that race and racism are on predictable tracks to extinction. But we are seldom told clear or consistent stories about why white supremacy will give way and how race will become a ‘social virus’ of the past.” Roediger’s words highlight the importance of unmasking this postracial aspiration for what it is: an effort to provide comfort to a nation that is unwilling to do the hard work required to deal effectively with centuries of entrenched racism and the resultant consequences.

Spencer, Rainier, “‘Only the News They Want to Print’: Mainstream Media and Critical Mixed-Race Studies,” Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies, Volume 1, Number 1, (January 30, 2014). http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3b34q0rf

Being Mixed Race: What are the identity politics of the million-strong ‘Jessica Ennis generation’?

Posted in Identity Development/Psychology, Live Events, Media Archive, Social Science, United Kingdom, Women on 2013-03-13 03:16Z by Steven

Being Mixed Race: What are the identity politics of the million-strong ‘Jessica Ennis generation’?

Women of the World Festival
Southbank Centre
2013-03-06 through 2013-03-10

Sunday, 2013-03-10, 12:00-13:00Z
Level 5 Function Room
Royal Festival Hall

Panelists:

Emma Dabiri, Teaching Fellow
Africa Department, School of African and Oriental Studies, London
Visual Sociology Ph.D. Researcher, Goldsmiths University of London

Reya El-Salahi, Radio broadcaster, television presenter, writer and journalist

Kay Montano, Make-up Artist

Chair:

Emine Saner, Feature Writer
The Guardian

In the 2011 census over a million people in the UK classed themselves as ‘mixed race’—but for some, the label is meaningless.

So what are the identity politics of the ‘Jessica Ennis generation’?

Join broadcaster Reya El-Salahi, celebrity make-up artist Kay Montano, and Irish-Nigerian visual sociologist Emma Dabiri as they discuss the joys and challenges of being a dual heritage woman in modern-day Britain.

For more information, click here. Listen to the panel here.

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A Jazz Celebration – Remembering the Life of Philippa Schuyler

Posted in Arts, Media Archive, United Kingdom, Women on 2012-01-04 00:41Z by Steven

A Jazz Celebration – Remembering the Life of Philippa Schuyler

Southbank Centre
London, England
The Clore Ballroom
2012-01-27, 17:30Z

The Abram Wilson Quartet

Charismatic New Orleans trumpeter and vocalist Abram Wilson debuts original music inspired by the life of the Harlem born, mixed race classical piano prodigy, Philippa Schuyler, who died tragically young in 1967.

Wilson and his band of musicians explore new compositional ground with music ranging from the roughest blues to the most melodic swing. Soulful trumpet playing complements the vocals as Wilson tells the sensitive story of an extraordinary and gifted musician’s troubled life.

With a band featuring Alex Davies (bass), Dave Hamblett (drums) and Reuben James (piano), the multi-award winning Wilson has created a unique style of melodic compositions that swing and groove. His sound is reminiscent of Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis.

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