This timely and unique edited book explores the concept of colorism, which is discrimination based on the color of a person's skin. It takes a global approach that draws on authentic voices from varied contexts and is dedicated to exploring and enriching the diverse intellectual discourse on co...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Hall, Ronald E. (HerausgeberIn), Mishra, Neha (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2024]
Ausgabe:	First published 2025
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge international handbooks series
Online-Zugang:	DE-12
Zusammenfassung:	This timely and unique edited book explores the concept of colorism, which is discrimination based on the color of a person's skin. It takes a global approach that draws on authentic voices from varied contexts and is dedicated to exploring and enriching the diverse intellectual discourse on colorism. Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Opening Thoughts -- Preface: Colorism as New World Order -- Part 1 Australia -- 1 Considerations on Colorism and Colonialism: Murdoch Media, Colorism and the White Australia Policy -- 2 Colonialism Shapes the Skin Tone Hierarchy in Australia -- 3 Colourism, Authenticity and Belonging in Australia -- Part 2 North America -- 4 Colorism in the Workplace -- 5 The Many Shades of Colorism in the US: The Diverse Cultural Origins of Attitudes Toward Dark and Tanned Skin -- 6 "What Color Are You?" A Critical Autoethnographical About Race and Color -- 7 Coconut Colorism in Latinx-American Denigration of Dark Skin: Introduction to Hall's Q Sort Mathematical Equation -- 8 Filipinx American Colorism: Narratives From the Bay Area Skin Stories (BASS) Project -- Part 3 Europe -- 9 The Colorism Campaign of Mizrahi Feminists -- 10 Complicating the Idea of Light-Skin Privilege in the UK -- Part 4 Africa -- 11 An Afrocentric Analysis of Colorism: Looking at Beauty and Attractiveness Through African Eyes -- 12 A Consequence of Colonialism: Colorism in Kenya and South Africa -- 13 Colorism and Albinism in the New Millennium Africa: A Fireside Chat -- Part 5 Asia -- 14 The Color of Beauty in Asia -- 15 Colorism in Chinese English Language Learning Schools: Whiteness, Advertising, and the Internet -- 16 Colorism in Nepal -- 17 Colorism and Pakistan -- 18 Colorism in East and Southeast Asia -- Part 6 South America -- 19 Sangre Negra: Narratives and Reflections on Colorism and Heritage From a Black/Afro-Dominican-Haitian Latina -- 20 A Wider Palette of Colorism: Adding Complexity and Breadth to Conceptualization and Measurement -- 21 Incomplete, Half-Breed, and Cholo: Racialization and Mestizaje Among Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and Peruvians -- 22 Latinx Colorism -- Index.
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ISBN:	9781040094518 9781003410676