Thomas Hahn teaches in the English Department at the University of Rochester, USA. In addition to more than 50 scholarly publications, he has edited Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales (1995), as well as a number of academic collections: these include Reconceiving Chaucer: Literary Theory and Historical Interpretation (1990); Retelling Stories: Structure, Context, and Innovation in Traditional Narratives (1997); Robin Hood in Popular Culture: Violence, Transgression, and Justice (2000); and Race and Ethnicity in the Middle Ages (2001).

• List of IllustrationsGeneral Editor’s Preface, Marius TurdaIntroduction, Cord Whitaker1. Definitions and Representations of Race, Christine Chism2. Race, Environment, Culture, Suzanne Conklin Akbari3. Race and Religion, David Nirenberg4. Race and Science, Maaike van der Lugt5. Race and Politics, Geraldine Heng6. Race and Ethnicity, Thomas Hahn7. Race and Gender, Sarah Salih8. Race and Sexuality, Steven F. Kruger9. Anti-Race, William Chester Jordan and Helmut ReimitzNotesBibliographyContributorsIndex

Thomas Hahn teaches in the English Department at the University of Rochester, USA. In addition to more than 50 scholarly publications, he has edited Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales (1995), as well as a number of academic collections: these include Reconceiving Chaucer: Literary Theory and Historical Interpretation (1990); Retelling Stories: Structure, Context, and Innovation in Traditional Narratives (1997); Robin Hood in Popular Culture: Violence, Transgression, and Justice (2000); and Race and Ethnicity in the Middle Ages (2001).

• List of IllustrationsGeneral Editor’s Preface, Marius TurdaIntroduction, Cord Whitaker1. Definitions and Representations of Race, Christine Chism2. Race, Environment, Culture, Suzanne Conklin Akbari3. Race and Religion, David Nirenberg4. Race and Science, Maaike van der Lugt5. Race and Politics, Geraldine Heng6. Race and Ethnicity, Thomas Hahn7. Race and Gender, Sarah Salih8. Race and Sexuality, Steven F. Kruger9. Anti-Race, William Chester Jordan and Helmut ReimitzNotesBibliographyContributorsIndex