Title: Does a recognition of mixed race move us toward post-race?
Abstract: Back in 1997, the Guardian G2 headline proclaimed, 'beige britain: a new race is growing up. it's not black, it's not white and it's not yet officially recognised. welcome to the mixed-race future' (Younge 1997). More than 15 years later, there is growing evidence not only that mixed people are officially recognised (e.g., in terms of census categories and in many other manifestations of officialdom) but also that mixed people (and especially celebrities) often feature prominently in various forms of media and popular culture. Inevitably, the election of the current U.S. president, Barack Obama, has also generated huge amounts of debate about what his rise to power signals in terms of contemporary attitudes and social mores concerning race and 'mixed race'. Contemporary multiethnic Britain is now steeped in images and references to mixing and 'cultures of conviviality' (Back 1996; Gilroy 2004; Solomos and Back 1996).
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-12-23
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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