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What is American "White Identity" and Why Does it Matter?
What difference does any of this make, given that many Americans of all backgrounds disagree with the claim that U.S. national identity is, or should be, defined by whiteness? Most Americans reject explicit claims that the interests of white Americans should take precedence over those of their non-white compatriots. All the same, the 2016 election and its aftermath have undoubtedly raised the salience of whiteness...
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Bjork-James has over ten years of experience researching both the US based Religious Right and the white nationalist movements. She is recognized as a leading expert in the contemporary white nationalist movement, including the Great Replacement Theory. She is a senior fellow with the Centre for the Analysis of the Radical Right.
Boyles centers “community” as a race scholar and social justice feminist. Her scholarship covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to: race, Black feminism, and the intersection of race, gender, and class discrimination; neighborhood disadvantage and interactions; Black citizen-police conflict; crime and disorder; racial-spatial politics; Black social ties, collective action, and more.
Cabrera's research focuses on the racial dynamics on college campuses with a primary focus on the influence of Whiteness. Overarching themes in Cabrera's writing include critically analyzing racial privilege and the racial politics of contemporary ethnic studies.
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Chakraborty's research focuses on sexual and reproductive health. Overarching themes in Chakraborty's writings include a focus on...
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
University of Missouri-St Louis
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Bagwell's research focuses on the intersection of political violence and political economy, guided by two overarching questions: are...
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