Near Black - White-To-Black Passing in American Culture

Informationen zum Autor Baz Dreisinger is assistant professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Her essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Village Voice, Vibe, Los Angeles Times , and other publications. Klappentext In the United States, the notion of racial 'passing' is usually associated with blacks and other minorities who seek to present themselves as part of the white majority. This book demonstrates that another form of this phenomenon also occurs: cases in which legally white individuals are imagined, by themselves or by others, as passing for black. Zusammenfassung In the United States! the notion of racial 'passing' is usually associated with blacks and other minorities who seek to present themselves as part of the white majority. This book demonstrates that another form of this phenomenon also occurs: cases in which legally white individuals are imagined! by themselves or by others! as passing for black.

Product details

• Authors: Baz Dreisinger
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9781558496750
• ISBN: 978-1-55849-675-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education