Interrogating Race and Racism / / Vijay Agnew.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Agnew, Vijay,
• MitwirkendeR: Agnew, Vijay,; Aiken, Sharryn J.,; Creese, Gillian,; Das Gupta, Tania,; Hagey, Rebecca,; Lee, Ezra Yoo-Hyeok,; Li, Peter S.,; Lo, Lucia,; McDonald, Jean,; Ostow, Robin,; Pendakur, Krishna,; Pendakur, Ravi,; Smith, Charles C.,; Turrittin, Jane,; Vijay, Agnew,; Wang, Shuguang,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.)

It is a common misconception that, in the contemporary world, racism has been somehow defeated, pushed to the boundaries of acceptable social behaviour. In fact, racism has taken on a subtler guise in the ways it is expressed. This ambiguity has made racism more insidious than it once was. Interrogating Race and Racism examines the subject of racism with a view to uncovering the many ways in which it exists today.As a subject with so many permutations, racism is necessarily examined from a multidisciplinary perspective in this collection, featuring authors from a variety of backgrounds. Among the specific topics discussed are border politics and the search for asylum, exclusionary policies, and the struggle for substantive citizenship. The collection also features extended discussion of racism in the workplace, an illuminating and important sequence that reveals the institutionalization of racist hiring procedures despite legislation to curb such practices.With the heightening of tensions in the post 9/11 period and a resurgence of racist attitudes taking place, Interrogating Race and Racism is a timely analysis of cultural alienation and the ways in which it impacts upon our lives.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE. Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers -- 1. Contradictions of 'Racial' Discourse -- 2. From Slavery to Expulsion: Racism, Canadian Immigration Law, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Modern Constitutionalism -- 3. Citizenship, Illegality, and Sanctuary -- PART TWO. Race, Work, and Workplace -- 4. Colour My World: Have Earnings Gaps for Canadian-Born Ethnic Minorities Changed over Time? -- 5. What Does it Take to Achieve Full Integration? Economic (Under)Performance of Chinese Immigrants in Canada -- 6. Racial Discrimination in Nursing -- PART THREE. Nation and Identity -- 7. Borders and Exclusions: Racial Profiling in the New World Order -- 8. Racism Masquerading as Nationalism: Wars, Japanese-Americans, and Arab-Americans -- 9. From Displaying 'Jewish Art' to (Re)Building German-Jewish History: The Jewish Museum Berlin -- PART FOUR. Nation, Citizenship, and Belonging -- 10. The Conundrum of Inclusion: Racialized Women in Public Policy Reports -- 11. From Africa to Canada: Bordered Spaces, Border Crossings, and Imagined Communities -- 12. Being White and Thinking Black: An Interview with Frances Henry -- Contributors