(Dis)Engaging with Race Theory Feminist Philosophy’s Debate on “Transracialism” as a Case Study

Rebecca Tuvel’s controversial “In Defense of Transracialism” has been criticized for a lack of engagement with critical race theory. Disengagement with salient material on race is a consistent feature of the philosophical conversation out of which it arises. In this article, I trace the origins of f...

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Published inPhilosophy today (Celina) Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 31 - 50
Main Author Hom, Sabrina L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Charlottesville Philosophy Documentation Center 01.12.2018
Subjects
African American literature
Black studies
Case studies
Conversation
Critical theory
Dolezal, Rachel
Feminism
Philosophy
Race
Racial identity
Tuvel, Rebecca
White supremacy
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Rebecca Tuvel’s controversial “In Defense of Transracialism” has been criticized for a lack of engagement with critical race theory. Disengagement with salient material on race is a consistent feature of the philosophical conversation out of which it arises. In this article, I trace the origins of feminist philosophy’s disengaged and distorted view of “transracialism” and racial passing through the work of Janice Raymond, Christine Overall, and Cressida Heyes, and consider some of the relevant work on passing that is omitted in the philosophy of “transracialism.” Finally, I offer methodological suggestions to avoid such distortions and omissions in feminist philosophy.
ISSN:0031-8256
2329-8596
DOI:10.5840/philtoday2018215199