States of Race

Critical Race Feminism for the 21st Century

Edited by Sherene Razack, Malinda Smith, Sunera Thobani

For years scholars engaged in contesting dominant narratives of nationhood have faced a key challenge: the need to define Canada as an official “multicultural” society that has moved beyond its racialized origins in the genocide of Aboriginal peoples and the subjugation of “non-preferred races.”

This collection draws upon the interdisciplinary research areas of nine contributors to examine the current state of critical race and anti-colonial feminist scholarship both in Canada and globally. The book considers the racialized discursive practices and sociopolitical institutions that shape globalization and imperialism, media representations, academic debates, solidarity initiatives between Indigenous peoples and people of colour, and transnational activism for social justice.

Contents

Table of Contents
1 Race, Sovereignty and Resistance in Neoliberal Globalism–Sedef Arat-Koc
2 Mediating RACE–Yasmin Jiwani
3 Combined Initiatives: Academics of Colour Align and Work with Aboriginal/Indigenous Faculty–Lynn Lavalee and Jennifer Clarke
4 Making Race Central in Transnational Solidarity Activism -Gada Mahrouse
5 Politics on Campus in the 70s and 80s: Accomplishments and Issues in the Inclusion of Racialized Women–Patricia A. Monture
6 Conflating Race, Religion, and Culture–Tanisha Ramachandaran 7 What’s Race Got to Do With It?: Freedom of Speech on University Campuses–Sherene H. Razack
8 Race-Making and the Racial State: Toward a Canadian Critical Race Political Theory–Malinda S. Smith
9 [Re]-constituting Whiteness: White Supremacy and Feminism in an Age of Global Terror–Sunera Thobani

About the Authors

Sherene Razack is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies at the University of Toronto. She is the author and editor of a number of books, including Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims From Western Law and Politics, and an edited collection published by BTL, Race, Space, and the Law: Unmapping A White Settler Society.

Malinda Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include neo-orientalist constructions of Africa, genealogies of race, and discourses on poverty and terrorism.

Sunera Thobani is an assistant professor at the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of British Columbia. She is the author of Exalted Subjects: Studies in the Making of Race and Nation in Canada.