Body, Authenticity and Racism

Lindsey Garratt is a Research Associate in the University of Manchester in the Department of Sociology

• Introduction The Present Study Immigration to Ireland Diversity in Ireland ‘Irish’ Citizenship Migrant Children in Primary School in IrelandStructure of Book Rationalising Immigration ……………………………Abstract………………………...……………………………………………. Macro Assimilation, Multiculturalism and Integration……. Racialisation, Nationalism and the Nation State…….………. Authenticity…………………………….……………........................ WhitenessConclusion................. The Importance of Embodiment ……………………………………. Abstract…………………….………………………………………………. Human Capital and Acculturation…………………The Theoretical Framework of Pierre Bourdieu………….... Masculinities: Embodying Rationality…...……The Irrational Body: Gender, Socio-Economic Status and Racialisation……… Disentangling the Body from Sexuality…………Phenomenology: Beyond Mind Body Dualism…………....... Conclusion………………………………………………..................... Emotions, Affect and Interactional Ritual …...Abstract………………………………………………………………………. Perception and Apperception……………………………….. Erving Goffman, Interaction, Rituals and Encounters Emotion and Affect The Desire for Recognition…………………………………………….. Conclusion................. Authentically a Northside Boy ……………………Abstract…………………….…………………………………………………. Welcome to the Northside……………………………………………. The Northside in the School.…………………………………………. Being Read as ‘Authentic’…………

This is a a fascinating and accessible account of social relations among primary school children in Dublin. Drawing on high quality empirical data the book highlights the links and tensions between race, racism, authenticity, the body and embodiment. Essential and timely, this book needs to be read. Alice Bloch, University of Manchester, UKThe Body, Authenticity and Racsim insists on the need to think about embodiment in relation to racism. Drawing on fascinating fieldwork access the child's-world-view of race, identity and belonging in the Northside of Dublin, Garratt explores the racialised nature of authenticity, honesty and masculinity.Bridget Byrne, University of Manchester, UKA thorough, critical and highly engaging read that delves deeply into the lifeworlds of boys of immigrant background in Dublin. Rich ethnographic accounts are mapped theoretically providing important insights or relevance to scholars and practitioners in diverse fields of education, gender studies, migration and social policy. A book I will be recommending to my students.Dympna, Professor in the School of Education, University of College Dublin, UK