Desire for Race

AvSarah Daynes,Orville Lee

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

What do people mean when they talk about race? Are they acknowledging a biological fact, a social reality, or a cultural identity? Is race real, or is it merely an illusion? This book brings analytical clarity to one of the most vexed topics in the social sciences today, arguing that race is no more than a social construction, unsupported in biological terms and upheld for the simple reason that we continue to believe in its reality. Deploying concepts from the sociology of knowledge, religion, social memory, and psychoanalysis, the authors consider the conditions that contribute to this persistence of belief and suggest ways in which the idea of race can free itself from outdated nineteenth-century notions of biological essentialism. By conceiving of race as something that is simultaneously real and unreal, this study generates a new conceptualization that will be required reading for scholars in this field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-10-23
Mått:155 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521862103

Utforska kategorier

Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sarah Daynes is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York. Orville Lee is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York.

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'An outstanding contribution to political and cultural theorizing, Desire for Race systematically unpacks the tenacity of the belief in that un-real thing we call race. Thanks to this book we will never again refer to 'race' without the quotation marks - and without referencing the desire for race, the dreams of race, the memories of race, and the persistent academic repetitions of the category of race that ultimately reinstate the belief in 'race' and offer fuel to the fire of racism. A must read for any serious social theorist, and for all those who care about social inequality.' Sharon Hays, Professor of Sociology and Streisand Chair of Gender Studies, University of Southern California

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. American sociology; 2. Marxism; 3. British social anthropology; 4. British cultural studies; 5. Intermediate reflections on essentialism; 6. Belief and social action; 7. Theorizing the racial ensemble; 8. The politics of memory and race; 9. Desire; Conclusion.