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Apr 2024
59m 49s

Mixed-Race Identity

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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In episode 102 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss diverse ideas of racial mixedness, from family-oriented models of mixed race to José Vasconcelos’ and Gloria Anzaldua’s idea of the ‘mestizo’ heritage of Mexican people. They work through phenomenological accounts of cultural hybridity and selfhood, wondering how being multiracial pushes beyond the traditi ... Show More
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