Race, Periodicity, and the (Neo-) Middle Ages

Lampert, Lisa

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“…Regardless of the level of skin color prejudice in antiquity, Whitaker notes that, “the logic of race, with regard to whiteness and blackness, is already deeply ingrained in Latin Christian culture by the late Middle Ages” (2015, p. 5). Indeed, there are numerous historical sources demonstrating that as early as the thirteenth century, medieval societies were preoccupied with skin color, coding dark skin as “evil” and white skin color as “good” (Hahn 2001; Lampert 2004; Ramey 2014).…”

Section: Are the Meanings Attached To Racialized Traits Modern?mentioning

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Is “Race” Modern?

Hochman

2019

Du Bois Rev.

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Race theorists have been unable to reach a consensus regarding the basic historical question, “is ‘race’ modern?” I argue that this is partly because the question itself is ambiguous. There is not really one question that race scholars are answering, but at least six. First, is the concept of race modern? Second, is there a modern concept of race that is distinct from earlier race concepts? Third, are “races” themselves modern? Fourth, are racialized groups modern? Fifth, are the means and methods associated with racialization modern? And sixth, are the meanings attached to racialized traits modern? Because these questions have different answers, the debate about the historical origins of “race” cannot be resolved unless they are distinguished. I will explain the ways in which “race” is and is not modern by answering these questions, thereby offering a resolution to a seemingly intractable problem.

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“…In recent years, this view has been increasingly challenged. According to the continuity thesis, "race" had a real purchase before modernity (Bartlett 2001;Heng 2018;Lampert 2004;McCoskey 2012;Ramey 2014;Thomas 2010;Whitaker 2015). Does this view have any merit?…”

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Is “Race” Modern?

Hochman

2019

Du Bois Rev.

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“…As Cord Whitaker notes, "the logic of race, with regard to whiteness and blackness, is already deeply ingrained in Latin Christian culture by the late middle Ages" (Whitaker 2015: 5). There are numerous historical sources that show that as early as the thirteenth century, medieval societies were preoccupied with skin color, coding dark skin as 'evil' and white skin color as 'good' (Hahn 2001;Lampert 2004;ramey 2014). White supremacist ideology became more virulent, more pervasive, more global, and more thoroughly institutionalized in modernity, but it is not modern in origin, and so does not cut history into pre-modern non-racial and modern racial periods.…”

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Replacing Race: Interactive Constructionism about Racialized Groups

Hochman¹

2017

Ergo, an Open Access Journal of Philosophy

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in this paper i defend anti-realism about race and a new theory of racialization. i argue that there are no races, only racialized groups. many social constructionists about race have adopted racial formation theory to explain how 'races' are formed. However, anti-realists about race cannot adopt racial formation theory, because it assumes the reality of race. i introduce interactive constructionism about racialized groups as a theory of racialization for anti-realists about race. interactive constructionism moves the discussion away from the dichotomous (social vs. biological) metaphysics that has marred this debate, and posits that racialized groups are the joint products of a broad range of non-racial factors, which interact.

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“…For more than a half-century, racial discrimination against non-citizens and people of colour has persisted as an intractable social problem in several parts of the world [ 1 ]. While the origin of racial discrimination seems to be contestable in the critical race literature[ 2 ], it is widely recognised that race-related discrimination can be traced as far back as the ancient period of colonialism and slavery [ 3 ]. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, for instance, racial discrimination was known to be prevalent in Europe’s American colonies (e.g.…”

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Double pandemic: racial discrimination amid coronavirus disease 2019

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2020

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

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The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen an escalation of racial discrimination against non-citizens and people of colour in many places around the world. While this COVID-19-related racial discrimination against non-citizens and people of colour has drawn much attention in the media space, the issue has been less discussed in academia. Given that racial discrimination has a significant impact on human relations, mental health, and general well-being, it is important to address the rising racial discrimination problem amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper discusses some of the emerging stories of racial discrimination associated with COVID-19 and presents viewpoints on why people are being abused and the socio-economic implications associated with the abuse. The paper concludes with few suggestions on how to address the COVID-19 related racial discriminations as the world continues to fight against the double pandemic.

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Race, Periodicity, and the (Neo-) Middle Ages

Abstract: Lisa Lampert teaches in the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. Her book, Gender and Jewish Difference from Paul to Shakespeare (2004), examines the relationship between representations of Jews and women in medieval and early modern English texts.

Cited by 33 publications

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Is “Race” Modern?

Is “Race” Modern?

Replacing Race: Interactive Constructionism about Racialized Groups

Double pandemic: racial discrimination amid coronavirus disease 2019

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