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Lädt ... The Color Complexvon Kathy Russell
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The author in this text uncover the history and implications of color (as in skintone) in American society and among black folk in particular. It is well resourced by the chapter and covers a variety of mediums where colorism manifests. My knock against this text is that I feel in the authors' attempt to discuss colorism as a discrete thing I find they decouple it from and thus obscure the overlap between colorism and racism and the implication of colonialism and imperialism in exporting and reinforcing colorstruck values. Given the focus on colorism as it occurs intraracially and the individual experience of being dark skinned or light skinned as opposed to colorism in terms of a person viewing a racial outsider this can be forgiven. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
When light-skinned Tracy Morrow took her dark-skinned supervisor to court for color discrimination in 1990, the issue of intraracial discrimination exploded into the media. Many African Americans were angry or disturbed by this attention to the subject: despite Spike Lee's portrayal of light-skinned "Wannabees" and dark-skinned "Jigaboos" in School Daze, publicly discussing the "color complex" had always been taboo. Kathy Russell, Midge Wilson, and Ronald Hall have addressed this politically charged topic with a courageous, humane, and provocative examination of how differences in color and features have played and still do play a role in the socioeconomic status, family relationships, friendships, romances, and professional lives of many African Americans. A heritage of slavery (in which those with dark skin were assigned to the fields and those with light skin to the house), centuries of White racism, the "one-drop rule" of racial identity, and other factors have all contributed to the color complex and its legacy of untold individual pain and communal strife. With this book the authors hope to increase awareness of the controversial issues surrounding physical appearance in the African-American community and help to bring understanding, justice, and healing. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)305.896Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism Other Groups African OriginKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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