1416 - Race, Color, Caste, and Blood in Global Perspective

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

This session aims to expand the scope of understanding of race beyond the United States and explore the similarities and differences of the ways in which marginalized groups in different regions of the world are racialized with metaphors and discourses associated with skin color, caste and/or blood, and the ways in which people talk about these with their "feelings" not only through the vision but also through other senses. Four speakers will discuss the cases of Europe, India, and Japan and Latin America, generally having the United States as a contrast.

Description

This proposed thematic session aims to expand the scope of understanding of race beyond the United States and explore the similarities and differences of the ways in which marginalized groups in different regions of the world are racialized with metaphors and discourses associated with race, skin color and/or blood, with particular attention to the emotional content of racialization and racial inequality. This includes how people talk about these with their "feelings" through vision amd other senses. Three speakers will discuss the cases of Great Britain, Japan and Brazil/Latin America, The discussant will address these cases, with reflections on India and caste.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Edward E. Telles, University of California-Santa Barbara

Individual Presentations

• The Work of Caste in Contemporary India - Satish Deshpande, University of Delhi

• Race, Color, and Blood in Contemporary Black Europe - Stephen Small, University of California-Berkeley

• Constructs of Blood, Color, and Race in Japan - Yasuko Takezawa, Kyoto University

• Color, Race, and Ethnicity in Latin America - Edward E. Telles, University of California-Santa Barbara