The Gendered Politics of Appearance in African American History


Please note the different times/locations

Joint session with the Race and Resistance Network

Readings:
Angela P. Harris, ‘Introduction: Economies of Colour’ in Evelyn Glenn in (Ed) Shades of Difference: Why Skin Colour Matters (2009)
Allyson Hobbes, ‘A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing’ (2014)
Kimberly Norwood, ‘Color Matters: Skin Tone and the Myth of a Postracial America’