| ID | 153230 |
| Title Proper | Racemaking in New Orleans |
| Other Title Information | racial boundary construction among ideologically diverse college students |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Young, Natalie AE ; Gutiérrez Nájera, Lourdes |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We explore how an ideologically diverse group of white students at Tulane University respond to evidence of racial inequality in post-Katrina New Orleans. In line with prior research, we find commonalities in racialized attitudes and behaviours between students whose racial ideologies otherwise differ. Drawing from anthropological theories of boundary construction and sociological work on colour-blind racism, we argue that the Otherization of non-whites is part of the everyday worldviews and social practices of white Americans. We draw on fieldwork in New Orleans to demonstrate that racist stereotypes and beliefs in racial difference continue to be transmitted within white social spaces. We find that even the most progressive Tulane students are engaged in the construction and reinforcement of symbolic and spatial boundaries between themselves and African Americans. This achieves the purpose for which racial stereotypes were originally constructed – namely, the persistence of racial inequality. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 24, No.3; Jun 2017: p.332-350 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2017-06 24, 3 |
| Key Words | New Orleans ; Symbolic Boundaries ; Spatial Boundaries ; Rac ; Racemaking ; Colour-Blind Racism |