Lexington Books
Pages: 168
Trim: 6⅜ x 9
978-1-7936-1727-9 • Hardback • May 2022 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
978-1-7936-1728-6 • eBook • May 2022 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Dra. Aurora Chang is Director of Faculty Development and Career Advancement at George Mason University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Multiracial Me
Chapter Two: The History and Complexity of the Term, Multiracial
Chapter Three: Multiraciality and Critical Race Theory
Chapter Four: Multiracial College Students’ Counter-Narratives
Chapter Five: Multiracial Students and Educational Implications
Chapter Six: Racial Queerness
Epilogue
References
About the Author
Based on interviews with 25 college students at a predominantly white university, Chang’s masterful and accessible study is a game changer in regard to mixed race studies in higher education. Her analysis emphasizes that queerness extends beyond its origins as an interrogation of the dominant heteronormative and monosexual narratives to encompass all acts of counterhegemony. Consequently, Chang provides a potential framework from which to study multiracial individuals as “racial queers.” This groundbreaking book not only expands the conversation of the topic but also provides an excellent platform for future research.
— G. Reginald Daniel, University of California, Santa Barbara
At a time when many studying multiracial topics have changed their attention to structures and systems, The Meaning of Multiraciality reminds us of how critically important identity is – and that it’s possible to spotlight both identity and context. By expertly weaving her own story and participants’ stories as research, along with past literature and provocative prose, Aurora Chang is offering a brilliant theoretical intervention to help move our scholarship forward and also a heartfelt “love letter” to spur creativity toward better supporting Multiracial students. I can think of no one else with the capability, longevity, and bravery to write this book that should be required reading for all who want to disrupt the racial status quo.
— Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero, The Ohio State University