Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of Genealogy: Mixed and Contested Racial Identities

Marc Johnston-Guerrero Announcement
Location
United States
Subject Fields
Borderlands, Demographic History / Studies, History Education, Race / Ethnic Studies, Teaching and Learning

Special Issue: “Who Are We Really? Genealogical Deconstructions of Monoracialism through Mixed and Contested Racial Identities”

Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2021

Final manuscript submissions due: 31 May 2022

Message from Guest Editors:

We are pleased to invite you to submit to a Special Issue of Genealogy entitled, “Who Are We Really? Genealogical Deconstructions of Monoracialism through Mixed and Contested Racial Identities”. Our aim is to provide an outlet for deconstructing notions of monoracial categorization by highlighting genealogically related writings of mixed (race, ethnicity, culture, etc.) and contested (liminal, borderland, hybrid, etc.) identities. We ask: What are the discourses extant in society that structure and order our understandings of (mono)racial difference? What family lore, national narratives, technologies of categorization (e.g., the Census, ancestry testing, educational tracking), or interpersonal dynamics (e.g., microaggressions, code switching, interracial relationships) help to police racial borders and perpetuate monoracialism? Together, the Special Issue will capture a sense of collective identities and experiences around mixedness and contestation toward better answering the question “who are we?” (rather than the common question of “who am I?”) when it comes to racial and ethnic demographics.

For consideration, please submit extended abstracts by October 31, 2021. Please submit your abstract to special issue editors, Dr. Marc Johnston-Guerrero (guerrero.55@osu.edu) and Dr. Orkideh Mohajeri (omohajeri@wcupa.edu).

Contact Information

Guest Editors:

Dr. Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero

Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH 43210, USA

Guerrero.55@osu.edu 

 

Dr. Orkideh Mohajeri

Department of Educational Foundations & Policy Studies, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA 19383, USA

omohajeri@wcupa.edu

Contact Email
guerrero.55@osu.edu