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Identity politics of difference : the mixed-race American Indian experience / Michelle R. Montgomery

Catalog Data

Author:
Montgomery, Michelle R.  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 158 pages ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2017
Notes:
NMAI copy Purchased from the NMAI Library Endowment.
Contents:
Part I. The Politics of Multiracialism. History of Racial Hierarchy and Race "Mixture" -- Overview of Literature on Mixed-Race/Multiracial Students -- Methodology of Study -- Part II. American Indian Mixed-Race Experience. Racial(ized) Self-Perceptions -- Peer Interactions and Influences -- The Impact of Race on Academic Experiences -- Part III. Undoing "Indianness". The Notion of "Indianness" -- Reenvisioning Tribal Colleges through CRT and Tribal Critical Race Theory -- Appendix A. First Participant Interview -- Appendix B. Second Participant Interview -- Appendix C. Participant Characteristics
Summary:
"A multidisciplinary approach to questions of identity construction and multiracialism through the experiences of mixed-race Native American students at a tribal. Explores the multiple ways in which students navigate, experience, and understand their racial status and how this affects their educational success and social interactions"--Provided by publisher.
Topic:
Indian college students--Ethnic identity  Search this
Education (Higher)  Search this
Indian college students--Attitudes  Search this
Academic achievement  Search this
Racially mixed people--Race identity  Search this
Identity politics  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1081587