Lecture What is Race (Omi and Winant Reading)

7/23/2019 Lecture What is Race (Omi and Winant Reading)

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RACE AS A SOCIALAND HISTORICAL

CONSTRUCTION

Based onFormatioStates byand Howa


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SUSIE "UILLOR# $HI$$S

%A&rican American' woman who challen(ed le(al s!a!)s as %b

Lo)isiana law de+ned anyone wi!h ,-./nd%Ne(ro blood' !o be%blac*'


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TRADITIONAL 0IES O1 RACE ANDSOCIAL S#STEMS

Race is de+ned by blood or 2heno!y2e 3a22earance4 and has %essence' !ha! de+nes a 2erson5s social6 c)l!)ral6 and 2sychoma*e)27

De+ni!ions o& races are loca!ed in8 Science

Reli(ion

$oli!ical and le(al codes


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RACE AS A MODERN

$HENOMENON

A! +rs! con*ey !o di9B)!6 Na!i:scien!i+c a2roblems &


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LABOR AND RACE IN THE ,;THCENTUR#

In ,;!hCen!)ry6 E)ro2ean and A&rican inden!)red ser:an!s &or2ool o& labor

Bacon5s Rebellion demons!ra!ed dan(ers inheren! in a )ni+ed2role!aria! Led by Na!haniel Bacon6 an army o& &ron!iersman6 2oor laborers6 and s!r)&armers &o)(h! a(ains! landed (en!ry in 0ir(inia


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RACE AND DISUNI1ICATION O1LABOR

D)rin( and a&!er Bacon5s Rebellion6 new laws enac!ed !o crea2olice bo)ndaries and di:ide !he wor*in( class a(ains! i!sel& Limi! social and se


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White Landed

Gentry

IndenturedServants


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White Landed

Gentry

African

Indentured

Servants

European

Indentured

Servants


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White Landed

Gentry

Free White

Men

People of

Color


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CREATION O1 HITE$RI0ILE"Ehi!eness became a >wa(e5 2aid !o whi!e wor*ers !o 2re:en! racial labor iden!i!y

hi!eness ens)res hi(her social s!a!)s !han 2eo2le o& color

$sycholo(ical wa(e o& whi!eness %A! leas! I5m no! one o& !hem'


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White Landed

Gentry

Free White

Men

Free Peopleof Color

Slaves

e $res)me!he US is a

land o& SocialMobili!y

Remember6 sla:esco)ld be &reed6 b)! &ree

2eo2le were o&!enca !)red and ensla:ed


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BASES 1OR RACE AS 1I?EDCATE"OR#

,@!hand ,!hCen!)ry A!!em2!s !o )an!i+ably and scien!i+cally demons!ra!e racial di9erence

Hy2oDescen! hi!eness is 2)re

Any amo)n! o& nonE)ro2ean heri!a(e ma*es a 2erson nonwhi!e


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$HI$$S ANDH#$ODESCENT

S)san ")illory $hi22s wasde+ned as A&ricanAmericanbeca)se she was ,-./nd%Blac*7'

This means One o& her ./ "rea!"rea!"rea!"rea! "rand2aren!s

was %Blac*7'

Here is a SU$ER sim2lis!icdrawin( o& her ./ (rea!(rea!(rea!(rea! (rand2aren!s8


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RACIAL 1ORMATION8

%The meanin( o& race is de+ned and con!es!ed !hro)(ho)! soin bo!h collec!i:e ac!ion and 2ersonal 2rac!ice7 In !he 2rocesracial ca!e(ories !hemsel:es are &ormed6 !rans&ormed6 des!roand re&ormed7 e )se !he !erm racial formation!o re&er !o !2rocess by which social6 economic6 and 2oli!ical &orces de!erm!he con!en! and im2or!ance o& racial ca!e(ories6 and by which

are in !)rn sha2ed by racial meanin(s7'


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RACIALIATION

%The e


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RACE AND INDI0IDUALIDENTIT#%A! !he microle:el6 race is a ma!!er o& indi:id)ali!y6 o& !he&orma!ion o& identity7 The ways in which we )nders!and o)rsand in!erac! wi!h o!hers6 !he s!r)c!)rin( o& o)r 2rac!ical ac!i:wor* and &amily6 as ci!i=ens and as !hin*ers 3or >2hiloso2hers5!hese are all sha2ed by racial meanin(s and racial awareness


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RACE AND COMMUNALIDENTIT#%A! !he macrole:el6 race is a ma!!er o& collectivity, o& !he &ormo& social s!r)c!)res8 economic6 2oli!ical and c)l!)ral-ideolo(ic

%The racial order is or(ani=ed and en&orced by !he con!in)i!y reci2roci!y be!ween !hese !wo >le:els5 o& social rela!ions7 Themicro and macrole:els6 howe:er6 are only analy!ically dis!ino)r li:ed e


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RACE AS A S#STEM O1CODESe )!ili=e race !o 2ro:ide cl)es abo)! who we e


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HO DO RACIALASSUM$TIONS

IN1LUENCE IDENTIT#G


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HERE DO E SEETHESE STEREOT#$ESG


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HAT OULD BE THEE?$ERIENCE O1 1ACIN"

THESE E?$ECTATIONSG

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