Color that Matters: A Comparative Approach to Mixed Race Identity and Nordic Exceptionalism

by Tony Sandset

Book Overview

This book examines the ways in which mixed ethnic identities in Scandinavia are formed along both cultural and embodied lines, arguing that while the official discourses in the region refer to a "post-racial" or "color blind" era, color still matters in the lives of people of mixed ethnic descent. Drawing on research from people of mixed ethnic backgrounds, the author offers insights into how color matters and is made to matter and into the ways...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138050148
• ISBN13: 9781138050143
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"