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Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor to Eugenics was a groundbreaking book that grappled with the social and political implications of the new genetic technologies. Completely updated and revised, this work will be welcomed back into print as we struggle to understand the pros and cons of prenatal detection of birth defects; gene therapies; growth hormones; and substitute genetic answers to problems linked with such groups as Jews, Scandanavians, Native American, Arabs and African Americans. Duster's book has never been more timely.
'[P]erhaps the best analysis of the English-only movement in the US
and the ramifications worldwide of language policies favouring
English ...It displays a dazzling grasp of the many meanings of
language and the politics that underlie language policy and
educational discourse.' Stanley Aronowitz, City University of New
York 'In the present political climate, racism and classism often
hide behind seemingly technical issues about English in the modern
world. The Hegemony of English courageously unmasks these
deceptions and points the way to a more humane and sane way to
discuss language in our global world.' James Paul Gee, University
of Wisconsin, Madison The Hegemony of English succinctly exposes
how the neoliberal ideology of globalization promotes dominating
language policies. In the United States and Europe these policies
lead to linguistic and cultural discrimination while, worldwide,
they aim to stamp out a greater use and participation of national
and subordinate languages in world commerce and in international
organizations such as the European Union. Democracy calls for
broad, multi-ethnic participation, and the authors point us toward
more effective approaches in an increasingly interconnected world.
Soon after the September 11th attacks, a number of Sikh men were targeted and killed; mistaken as Muslims. Such hate crimes are only a new twist on what has become a familiar story. Children at a Jewish daycare centre in California were attacked by an anti-Semitic gunman. In Texas, a black man was dragged to death from the back of a pick-up truck. And, of course, we all remember the brutal murder of Matthew Shepperd, a young gay man from Montana. All are cases of hate crimes. Whether motivated by race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or sexuality, hate crimes happen every day and in every state across the country. Hate and Bias Crime: A Reader is the first reader to bring together the essential readings on hate and bias crime, its causes and consequences, victims, hate groups and interventions.
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Although historians and literary theorists have long participated
in discussions about race, it is only recently that philosophers
have returned to the topic. The main focus of their attention has
been the question of what one means by race now that its biological
basis has been discredited, and under what conditions a
non-essentialist concept of race can be sustained.
This volume provides an introduction to the concept of race
within philosophy. It gives an overview of the most important
contributions by continental philosophers to the understanding of
race - focusing on Kant, Du Bois, Senghor, and Sartre - as well as
presenting a general review of recent philosophical discussions. In
addition, it moves the debate forward by including new
contributions by some of today's leading theorists.
Contents: Part 1: Culturally Responsive Interventions. Julie R. Ancis, Culturally Responsive Practice. Robbins, R. & Harrist, S., American Indian Constructionalist Family Therapy for Acculturative Stress. Jackson, L. E., Gregory, H. & Davis, M., NTU Psychotherapy and African American Youth. Robbins, M, Schwartz. S, Szapocznik, Structural Ecosystems Therapy with Hispanic Adolescents Exhibiting Disruptive Behviour Disorders. Part 2: International Applications. Paralikar, V, Agashe, M, Weiss, M. G., Essentials of Good Practice: The Making of a Cultural Psychiatrist in Urban India. Kameguchi, K., Empowering the Spousal Relationship in the Treatment of Japanese Families with School Refusal Children. Witzum, E & Goodman, Y. Rewriting Stories of Distress: Culture-sensitive Strategic Therapy with Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel. Hill, M. B. & Brack, G. The Killing and Burning of Witches in South Africa: A Model of Community Rebuilding and Reconcilitation. Part 3: Diagnosis and Practice. Ancis, J. R., Chen, Y. & Schultz, D. Diagnostic Challenges and the So-called Culture-Bound Syndromes. Part 4: Conclusion. Ancis, J. R., Culturally Responsive Interventions: Themes and Clinical Implications.
Asian America.Net demonstrates how Asian Americans have both defined and been defined by electronic technology. From 'model minority' stereotypes in the software industry to the "techno-orientalism" of computer games, these associations weigh heavily on contemporary discourses of race, ethnicity, gender, and technology. The thirteen essays gathered here critically examine the intersections of these discourses in mainstream media including novels and film, in alternative currents such as chat rooms and comic books, and in 'real life'. A landmark contribution to the study of cyberculture, Asian America.Net illuminates the complex networks of identity, community, and history in the digital age.
The Routledge International Handbook of Race, Class, and Gender
chronicles the development, growth, history, impact, and future
direction of race, gender, and class studies from a
multidisciplinary perspective. The research in this subfield has
been wide-ranging, including works in sociology, gender studies,
anthropology, political science, social policy, history, and public
health. As a result, the interdisciplinary nature of race, gender,
and class and its ability to reach a large audience has been part
of its appeal. The Handbook provides clear and informative essays
by experts from a variety of disciplines, addressing the diverse
and broad-based impact of race, gender, and class studies. The
Handbook is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students who are
looking for a basic history, overview of key themes, and future
directions for the study of the intersection of race, class, and
gender. Scholars new to the area will also find the Handbook's
approach useful. The areas covered and the accompanying references
will provide readers with extensive opportunities to engage in
future research in the area.
Contents: 1. American Identities in a Global Era Donna Gabaccia and Colin Wayne Leach Part One: The Local and the Nation in a Transnational World 2. Elusive Citizenship: Education, the Press and the Struggle over Representtaion in Ninteeth-Century Napa, California 1848-1910 Linda Heidenreich 3. The Prehistory of the Cadenú: Class, Corruption, and Migration in Santo Domingo, 1965-1978 Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof 4. Between Fantasy and Despair: the Transnational Condition and high-tech Immigration A. Aneesh 5. Asian-Latinos: Japanese-Peruvians' Ethnic Adaptation and Social Mobility in New York abd Los Angeles Ayumi Takenaka Part Two: Family, School and Popular Culture 6. Adopted Children's Identities at the China/US Border Sara Dorow 7. Members of Many Gangs: Childhood and Ethno-racial Identity on the Streets of Twentieth Century America Mark Wild 8. 'Becoming' and 'Being' Chinese American in College: A Look at Ethnicity, Social Class, and Neighborhood in Identity Development Vivian Louie Part 3: Immigrant Labour 9. Workplace Identities and Collective Memory: Living and Remembering teh Effects of the Bracero Total Institution Ronald L. Mize 10. The Significane of Race in the Urban Labour Market: A Study of Employers Nelson Lim 11. 'Natural Mothers' for Sale: The Construction of Latina Immigrant Identity in Domestic Service Labour Markets Kristen Hill Maher 12. The Work and the Wonder in Studying Immigrant Life Across the Disciplines: An Afterword Colin Wayne Leach and Donna R. Gabaccia
Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor to Eugenics was a groundbreaking book that grappled with the social and political implications of the new genetic technologies. Completely updated and revised, this work will be welcomed back into print as we struggle to understand the pros and cons of prenatal detection of birth defects; gene therapies; growth hormones; and substitute genetic answers to problems linked with such groups as Jews, Scandanavians, Native American, Arabs and African Americans. Duster's book has never been more timely.
This book gives educators important answers to the urgent question
of how teachers and schools can facilitate language minority and
immigrant students' progress in school. It offers an innovative and
powerful method teachers and students can use to study the
situational context of education, providing both the theoretical
background and the practical tools to implement this approach.
The situational context of education includes linguistic, economic,
social, cultural, and political factors, as well as conditions,
such as students' personal characteristics, family support, and
quality of instruction. All of these factors influence the lives of
students and their academic performance and contribute in many
ways, some subtle and indirect, to making the educational
experience more or less difficult for different students.
The premise of the book is that objective study of the situational
context of education by both students and teachers is beneficial
because it leads to a more realistic view of how to facilitate
students' progress in school. Designed as a text for graduate
courses for preservice and in-service teachers working with
students in bilingual, ESL, mainstream, and special education
classrooms, the goal is to engage readers in learning not only from
the literature but also from studying the situational contexts of
their own students. The focus here is on the factors that affect
language minority and immigrant students in the United States, but
the framework is equally powerful for work with student populations
in other social contexts.
*The Introduction includes an overview of the theory behind the
study of the situational context of education and theimplementation
of this approach; describes the context of the pilot lessons
included in the book; and explains how to use the lessons detailed
in later chapters.
*Chapters 2-6 focus on different factors in the situational context
of education: linguistic, economic, social, cultural, and
political. A three-part structure is used: "Classroom
Implementation" (a rich description of one lesson in a real
classroom); "Context Variables" (a theoretical explanation of the
specific factor the chapter addresses, providing the research basis
for the sample lesson objectives ); "Doing Analysis of the Context"
(several sample lessons for implementation). The lessons are
addressed to the teacher, with detailed ideas on how to carry out
the lesson and evaluate the students' understanding of the
situational context.
*Five Appendices provide helpful resources for the implementation
of the lessons: an Annotated bibliography of relevant K-12
children's literature; Instructional Approaches; Scoring Rubrics
for Content Objectives; Guidelines for a Contrastive Study of
Situational Context; and Lesson Template.
The lessons have been thoroughly field-tested with students and
teachers. Because these lessons work on multiple levels,
"Situational Context of Education: A Window Into the World of
Bilingual Learners" benefits students from first grade through
preservice and in-service teachers in university courses. Teachers
get to know their students and their predicaments within the social
context of the United States, and at the same time, the lesson
activities have a great impact on the students in their classes.
All are helped to achieve academically while gaining awareness of
situational factorsaffecting their lives.
Postcolonialism has attracted a large amount of interest in
cultural theory, but the adjacent area of multiculturalism has not
been scrutinised to quite the same extent. In this innovative new
book, Sneja Gunew sets out to interrogate the ways in which the
transnational discourse of multiculturalism may be related to the
politics of race and indigeneity, grounding her discussion in a
variety of national settings and a variety of literary,
autobiographical and theoretical texts. Using examples from
marginal sites - the "settler societies" of Australia and Canada -
to cast light on the globally dominant discourses of the US and the
UK, Gunew analyses the political ambiguities and the pitfalls
involved in a discourse of multiculturalism haunted by the opposing
spectres of anarchy and assimilation.
Though Joseph Conrad's works are notorious for the absence or dearth of female characters, this book demonstrates that Conrad often represented women and femininity in fugitive ways. Arguing that gender and difference are conceptual and performative, Lissa Schneider examines many of Conrad's best-known fictions to show how his use of female allegorical imagery, oppositional narrative strategies and hybrid generic structures challenge late Victorian ideologic (and generic) norms and goals. Schneider's analysis illustrates how Conrad's characters negotiate the 'shadow-line' of Victorian paradigms of gender, race and class to clear a space for a modern revisioning of difference.
This innovative volume brings a selection of leading political theorists to the wide-ranging debate on multiculturalism and political legitimacy. By focusing on the challenge to mainstream liberal theory posed by the surge of interest in the rights of minority groups and subcultures within states, the authors confront issues such as rights, liberalism, cultural pluralism and power relations.
Asian America.Net demonstrates how Asian Americans have both defined and been defined by electronic technology. From 'model minority' stereotypes in the software industry to the "techno-orientalism" of computer games, these associations weigh heavily on contemporary discourses of race, ethnicity, gender, and technology. The thirteen essays gathered here critically examine the intersections of these discourses in mainstream media including novels and film, in alternative currents such as chat rooms and comic books, and in 'real life'. A landmark contribution to the study of cyberculture, Asian America.Net illuminates the complex networks of identity, community, and history in the digital age.
'[P]erhaps the best analysis of the English-only movement in the US
and the ramifications worldwide of language policies favouring
English ...It displays a dazzling grasp of the many meanings of
language and the politics that underlie language policy and
educational discourse.' Stanley Aronowitz, City University of New
York 'In the present political climate, racism and classism often
hide behind seemingly technical issues about English in the modern
world. The Hegemony of English courageously unmasks these
deceptions and points the way to a more humane and sane way to
discuss language in our global world.' James Paul Gee, University
of Wisconsin, Madison The Hegemony of English succinctly exposes
how the neoliberal ideology of globalization promotes dominating
language policies. In the United States and Europe these policies
lead to linguistic and cultural discrimination while, worldwide,
they aim to stamp out a greater use and participation of national
and subordinate languages in world commerce and in international
organizations such as the European Union. Democracy calls for
broad, multi-ethnic participation, and the authors point us toward
more effective approaches in an increasingly interconnected world.
Creating the Suburban School Advantage explains how American
suburban school districts gained a competitive edge over their
urban counterparts. John L. Rury provides a national overview of
the process, focusing on the period between 1950 and 1980, and
presents a detailed study of metropolitan Kansas City, a region
representative of trends elsewhere. While big-city districts once
were widely seen as superior and attracted families seeking the
best educational opportunities for their children, suburban school
systems grew rapidly in the post-World War II era as middle-class
and more affluent families moved to those communities. As Rury
relates, at the same time, economically dislocated African
Americans migrated from the South to center-city neighborhoods,
testing the capacity of urban institutions. As demographic trends
drove this urban-suburban divide, a suburban ethos of localism
contributed to the socioeconomic exclusion that became a hallmark
of outlying school systems. School districts located wholly or
partly within the municipal boundaries of Kansas City, Missouri,
make for revealing cases that illuminate our understanding of these
national patterns. As Rury demonstrates, struggles to achieve
greater educational equity and desegregation in urban centers
contributed to so-called white flight and what Senator Daniel
Patrick Moynihan considered to be a crisis of urban education in
1965. Despite the often valiant efforts made to serve inner city
children and bolster urban school districts, this exodus, Rury
cogently argues, created a new metropolitan educational hierarchy-a
mirror image of the urban-centric model that had prevailed before
World War II. The stubborn perception that suburban schools are
superior, based on test scores and budgets, has persisted into the
twenty-first century and instantiates today's metropolitan
landscape of social, economic, and educational inequality.
Exploring the issue of Islamophobic attacks against Sikhs since
9/11, this book explains the historical, religious and legal
foundations and frameworks for understanding race hate crime
against the Sikh community in the UK. Focusing on the backlash that
Sikhs in the UK have faced since 9/11, the authors provide a
theological and historical backdrop to Sikh identity in the global
context, critically analysing the occurrences of Islamophobia since
9/11, 7/7 and most recently post-Brexit, and how British Sikhs and
the British government have responded and reacted to these
incidents. The experiences of American Sikhs are also explored and
the impact of anti-Sikh sentiment upon both these communities is
considered. Drawing on media reporting, government policies, the
emerging body of inter-disciplinary scholarship, and empirical
research, this book contributes to the currently limited body of
literature on anti-Sikh hate crime and produces ideas for policy
makers on how to rectify the situation. Providing a better
understanding of perceptions of anti-Sikh sentiment and its impact,
this book will of interest to scholars and upper-level students
working on identity and hate crime, and more generally in the
fields of Religion and Politics, Cultural Studies, Media Studies,
and International Studies.
Postcolonialism has attracted a large amount of interest in cultural theory, but the adjacent area of multiculturalism has not been scrutinised to quite the same extent. In this innovative new book, Sneja Gunew sets out to interrogate the ways in which the transnational discourse of multiculturalism may be related to the politics of race and indigeneity, grounding her discussion in a variety of national settings and a variety of literary, autobiographical and theoretical texts. Using examples from marginal sites - the "settler societies" of Australia and Canada - to cast light on the globally dominant discourses of the US and the UK, Gunew analyses the political ambiguities and the pitfalls involved in a discourse of multiculturalism haunted by the opposing spectres of anarchy and assimilation.
Despite being lumped together by census data, there are deep divisions between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans living in the United States. Mexicans see Puerto Ricans as deceptive, disagreeable, nervous, rude, violent, and dangerous, while Puerto Ricans see Mexicans as submissive, gullible, naïve, and folksy. The distinctly different styles of Spanish each group speaks reinforces racialized class differences. Despite these antagonistic divisions, these two groups do show some form of Latinidad, or a shared sense of Latin American identity. Latino Crossings examines how these constructions of Latino self and otherness interact with America's dominant white/black racial consciousness. Latino Crossings is a striking piece of scholarship that transcends the usually rigid boundary between Chicano/Mexican and Puerto Rican studies.
Contents: General Introduction: Place, Space and Gender Part One: Contemporary Australian Fiction Introduction: Post-Bicentennial Perspectives 1. The Violence of Representation: Rewriting 'The Drover's Wife' 2. 'Gone Bush': Refiguring Women and the Bush 3. Another Country: the 'Terrible Darkness' of Country Towns 4. Learning to Belong: Nation and Reconciliation Part Two: Contemporary South African Fiction Introduction: New Subjectivities 5. 'A White Woman's Words': The Politics of Representation and Commitment 6. Rewriting the Farm Novel 7. Revisioning History 8. A State of Violence: The Politics of Truth and Reconciliation 9. Beyond the National: Exile and Belonging in Nadine Gordimer's The Pickup and Eva Sallis's The City of Sealions
Through new research and materials, Edward T. Chang proves in
Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States that Dosan
Ahn Chang Ho established the first Koreatown in Riverside,
California in early 1905. Chang reveals the story of Pachappa Camp
and its roots in the diasporic Korean community's independence
movement efforts for their homeland during the early 1900s and in
the lives of the residents. Long overlooked by historians, Pachappa
Camp studies the creation of Pachappa Camp and its place in Korean
and Korean American history, placing Korean Americans in Riverside
at the forefront of the Korean American community's history.
This innovative collection of essays explores the ways in which islands have been used, imagined and theorised, both by island dwellers and continentals. This study considers how island dwellers conceived of themselves and their relation to proximate mainlands, and examines the fascination that islands have long held in the European imagination. The collection addresses the significance of islands in the Atlantic economy of the eighteenth century, the exploration of the Pacific, the important role played by islands in the process of decolonisation, and island-oriented developments in postcolonial writing. Islands were often seen as natural colonies or settings for ideal communities but they were also used as dumping grounds for the unwanted, a practice which has continued into the twentieth century. The collection argues the need for an island-based theory within postcolonial studies and suggests how this might be constructed. Covering a historical span from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, the contributors include literary and postcolonial critics, historians and geographers.
This book is the first comprehensive study of politics,
participation and civic engagement in Pakistani Muslim communities
in the UK. Written from an insider perspective, "British Muslim
Politics," offers a unique take on a demographic group that has
been the subject of much public and policy concern in recent times.
Arguing for a critical reappraisal of our views of 'Muslim'
politics, the book takes a panoramic view of a decade that has seen
many significant events shape the political practices of Pakistani
Muslims in the UK (from the 2001 summer riots, to 9/11, to 7/7).
For over a decade the author has been embedded as a researcher in
the Pakistani community and has thus had access to people, places,
narratives and stories that allow her to provide a comprehensive
account of political processes affecting this community. British
Muslim Politics is a refreshing look at how religion, ethnicity,
people, and place shape contemporary politics.
An important roadmap for fundraising in today’s multicultural communities Raising money in today’s diverse communities is a growing challenge for fundraisers and philanthropists, requiring thoughtful strategies, successful collaborations, and a respectful understanding of people’s differences. In this groundbreaking new book, the author examines today’s four major ethnic groups–African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American–in terms of their diverse histories, traditions, and motivations, and then applies this information to the proven components of successful fundraising. The result is a timely and important look at how fundraisers can use an understanding of ethnic differences to create a vibrant and balanced nonprofit center through both individual and collective efforts. In clear, easy-to-understand language, Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising answers the following critical questions: - Who are diverse donors?
- What are their charitable traditions and interests?
- What fundraising methods will be successful in diverse communities?
- What can fundraisers do to include more diversity in fundraising efforts?
Designed as a guide to fundraising as well as a strategic update for existing fundraisers, this book should be required reading for anyone working in today’s nonprofit sector.
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