Racial Imperatives Discipline, Performativity, and Struggles against Subjection
Nadine Ehlers examines the constructions of blackness and whiteness cultivated in the U.S. imaginary and asks, how do individuals become racial subjects? She analyzes anti-miscegenation law, statutory definitions of race, and the rhetoric surrounding the phenomenon of racial passing to provide criti...
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| Abstract | Nadine Ehlers examines the constructions of blackness and whiteness cultivated in the U.S. imaginary and asks, how do individuals become racial subjects? She analyzes anti-miscegenation law, statutory definitions of race, and the rhetoric surrounding the phenomenon of racial passing to provide critical accounts of racial categorization and norms, the policing of racial behavior, and the regulation of racial bodies as they are underpinned by demarcations of sexuality, gender, and class. Ehlers places the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler's account of performativity, and theories of race into conversation to show how race is a form of discipline, that race is performative, and that all racial identity can be seen as performative racial passing. She tests these claims through an excavation of the 1925 "racial fraud" case of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and concludes by considering the possibilities for racial agency, extending Foucault's later work on ethics and "technologies of the self" to explore the potential for racial transformation. |
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| AbstractList | Nadine Ehlers examines the constructions of blackness and whiteness cultivated in the U.S. imaginary and asks, how do individuals become racial subjects? She analyzes anti-miscegenation law, statutory definitions of race, and the rhetoric surrounding the phenomenon of racial passing to provide critical accounts of racial categorization and norms, the policing of racial behavior, and the regulation of racial bodies as they are underpinned by demarcations of sexuality, gender, and class. Ehlers places the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler's account of performativity, and theories of race into conversation to show how race is a form of discipline, that race is performative, and that all racial identity can be seen as performative racial passing. She tests these claims through an excavation of the 1925 'racial fraud' case of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and concludes by considering the possibilities for racial agency, extending Foucault's later work on ethics and 'technologies of the self' to explore the potential for racial transformation. Summary reprinted by permission of Indiana University Press Nadine Ehlers examines the constructions of blackness and whiteness cultivated in the U.S. imaginary and asks, how do individuals become racial subjects? She analyzes anti-miscegenation law, statutory definitions of race, and the rhetoric surrounding the phenomenon of racial passing to provide critical accounts of racial categorization and norms, the policing of racial behavior, and the regulation of racial bodies as they are underpinned by demarcations of sexuality, gender, and class. Ehlers places the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler's account of performativity, and theories of race into conversation to show how race is a form of discipline, that race is performative, and that all racial identity can be seen as performative racial passing. She tests these claims through an excavation of the 1925 "racial fraud" case of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and concludes by considering the possibilities for racial agency, extending Foucault's later work on ethics and "technologies of the self" to explore the potential for racial transformation. Rhinelander and concludes by considering the possibilities for racial agency, extending Foucault's later work on ethics and "technologies of the self" to explore the potential for racial transformation. <![CDATA[ Nadine Ehlers examines the constructions of blackness and whiteness cultivated in the U.S. imaginary and asks, how do individuals become racial subjects? She analyzes anti-miscegenation law, statutory definitions of race, and the rhetoric surrounding the phenomenon of racial passing to provide critical accounts of racial categorization and norms, the policing of racial behavior, and the regulation of racial bodies as they are underpinned by demarcations of sexuality, gender, and class. Ehlers places the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler's account of performativity, and theories of race into conversation to show how race is a form of discipline, that race is performative, and that all racial identity can be seen as performative racial passing. She tests these claims through an excavation of the 1925 racial fraud case of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and concludes by considering the possibilities for racial agency, extending Foucault's later work on ethics and technologies of the self to explore the potential for racial transformation. ]]> An examination of the constructs of race in contemporary American society. Nadine Ehlers examines the constructions of blackness and whiteness cultivated in the US imaginary and asks, how do individuals become racial subjects? She analyzes anti-miscegenation law, statutory definitions of race, and the rhetoric surrounding the phenomenon of racial passing to provide critical accounts of racial categorization and norms, the policing of racial behavior, and the regulation of racial bodies as they are underpinned by demarcations of sexuality, gender, and class. Ehlers places the work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler's account of performativity, and theories of race into conversation to show how race is a form of discipline, that race is performative, and that all racial identity can be seen as performative racial passing. She tests these claims through an excavation of the 1925 "racial fraud" case of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and concludes by considering the possibilities for racial agency, extending Foucault's later work on ethics and "technologies of the self" to explore the potential for racial transformation. "In Racial Imperatives Nadine Ehlers explores the idea that racial identity is a construct both performed by individuals and maintained by the law... [Raises] interesting ideas, particularly that "all identity is a form of passing, " and that all subjects... must continually enact their racial identities." — Journal of American History, June 2015 "[T]his project fills a major gap in both Critical Race and Foucault studies. It will undoubtedly be cited and engaged for years to come." — Critical Philosophy of Race " Racial Imperatives is a strong tome with a great deal of value across disciplines. Building on her previous scholarly investigations and relying on a robust scholarship to push intellectual boundaries, Ehlers's work is insightful and thought provoking... Scholars that study race in any academic discipline would benefit from the ideas and analysis in this book." — Spectrum |
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| SubjectTerms | 20th century African American Studies African Americans Blacks Case studies Cultural norms Discipline Ethnic Studies HISTORY Interethnic relations Jones, Alice Beatrice Law and legislation Passing (Identity) Performative (Philosophy) Philosophy Policing Public opinion Race Race discrimination Race identity Race relations Racial discrimination Racism Rhetoric Self Sexuality Social History SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology Trials, litigation, etc U.S.A United States Whites |
| Subtitle | Discipline, Performativity, and Struggles against Subjection |
| TableOfContents | Front Matter
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
1: Racial Disciplinarity
2: Racial Knowledges:
3: Passing through Racial Performatives
4: Domesticating Liminality:
5: Passing Phantasms:
6: Imagining Racial Agency
7: Practicing Problematization:
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Back Matter 6. Imagining Racial Agency 5. Passing Phantasms: Rhinelander and Ontological Insecurity 4. Domesticating Liminality: Somatic Defiance in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander 3. Passing through Racial Performatives 2. Racial Knowledges: Securing the Body in Law Introduction 1. Racial Disciplinarity Acknowledgments Contents Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Cover About the Author Index Notes Bibliography 7. Practicing Problematization: Resignifying Race Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Racial Disciplinarity -- 2 Racial Knowledges: Securing the Body in Law -- 3 Passing through Racial Performatives -- 4 Domesticating Liminality: Somatic Defiance in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander -- 5 Passing Phantasms: Rhinelander and Ontological Insecurity -- 6 Imagining Racial Agency -- 7 Practicing Problematization: Resignifying Race -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y |
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