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Critical Mixed Race Philosophy

Rethinking Kinship and Identity

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Critical Mixed Race Philosophy

Rethinking Kinship and Identity

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Critical Mixed Race Philosophy: Rethinking Kinship and Identity reimagines mixed race studies, arguing that commonplace and widely accepted ways of understanding mixedness are mired in outdated and essentialist assumptions about race, biology, and kinship. Sabrina L. Hom explores the intersection of race, sex, and sexuality and calls for a nuanced understanding of the politics of mixed race. Commonplace narratives treat mixedness as something new and transformative, but it is neither as promising nor as fearful as it may seem. Instead, the author draws on rich mixed race histories both to make the case that mixedness has always been a part of the racial landscape and to argue for a more dynamic understanding of race that reflects how frequently ambiguous bodies are incorporated into racial logic. Drawing on feminist and queer theory, Critical Mixed Race Philosophy articulates a non-essentialist conception of mixed race identity and kinship that asks us to rethink what it means to be mixed and where mixed people fit into racial politics.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Mixed Race Futurism and the End of Race
Chapter 2. Skepticism to “Generation Mix”
Chapter 3. Mixed Race in Historical Context
Chapter 4. Why Does Mixed-Race Futurism Fail? The Metaphysics of Identity and the Workings
of Race
Chapter 5. Re-Conceiving of Kinship and Identity: A Non-Essentialist Approach to Mixed Race
Identity
Chapter 6. Toward a Mixed Race Standpoint
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

Product details

Published 24 Mar 2025
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 192
ISBN 9781666962512
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 3 b/w illustrations
Series Philosophy of Race
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Sabrina L. Hom

Sabrina L. Hom is associate professor of philosoph…

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