Theories of Race and Ethnicity
Contemporary Debates and Perspectives

An authoritative and cutting-edge collection of theoretically grounded and empirically informed essays exploring the contemporary terrain of race and racism.

Karim Murji (Edited by), John Solomos (Edited by)

9780521154260, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 31 December 2014

308 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.51 kg

'Happily, this collection is instead stimulating. The editors, Professor John Solomos and Dr. Karim Murji, are both prominent sociologists and public academics in the UK with specializations (among other topics) in racialization and migration. They have brought together essays, as well as provided their own detailed commentary on the collection, to show that intellectual thought about racialization processes, both historical and contemporary, is confronting those who champion the notion that we live in a post-racial era.' Vivienne Jackson, Nordic Journal of Migration Research

How have research agendas on race and ethnic relations changed over the past two decades and what new developments have emerged? Theories of Race and Ethnicity provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge collection of theoretically grounded and empirically informed essays. It covers a range of key issues in race and ethnicity studies, such as genetics and race, post-race debates, racial eliminativism and the legacy of Barack Obama, and mixed race identities. The contributions are by leading writers on a range of perspectives employed in studying ethnicity and race, including critical race feminism, critical rationalism, psychoanalysis, performativity, whiteness studies and sexuality. Written in an authoritative yet accessible style, this volume is suitable for researchers and advanced students, offering scholars a survey of the state of the art in the literature, and students an overview of the field.

1. Introduction: situating the present Karim Murji and John Solomos
Part I. Debates: Introduction to Part I
2. Race and the science of difference in the age of genomics Sandra Soo-Jin Lee
3. Colour-blind egalitarianism as the new racial norm Charles A. Gallagher
4. Getting over the Obama hope hangover: the new racism in 'post-racial' America Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (with Victor E. Ray)
5. Does a recognition of mixed race move us toward post-race? Miri Song
6. Acting 'as' and acting 'as if': two approaches to the politics of race and migration Leah Bassel
7. Can race be eradicated? The post-racial problematic Brett St Louis
Part II. Perspectives: Introduction to Part II
8. Superseding race in sociology: the perspective of critical rationalism Michael Banton
9. Critical race feminism Adrien K. Wing
10. Performativity and 'raced' bodies Shirley Tate
11. Racism: psychoanalytic and psycho-social approaches Simon Clarke
12. The sociology of whiteness: beyond good and evil white people Matthew W. Hughey
13. (Sexual) whiteness and national identity: race, class and sexuality in colour-blind France Éric Fassin
14. Racial comparisons, relational racisms: some thoughts on method David Theo Goldberg
15. Conclusion: back to the future Karim Murji and John Solomos.

Subject Areas: Ethnic studies [JFSL]