Desire for Race

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

AvSarah Daynes,Orville Lee

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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that contribute to this persistence of belief and suggest ways in which the idea of race can free itself from outdated nineteenth-century notions of biological essentialism.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

Utgivningsdatum2008-10-23
Mått155 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt530 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521862103

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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