| ID | 174597 |
| Title Proper | Bio-logics of Jewishness: media constructions of the nuances of race and ethnicity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gonzalez-Lesser, Emma |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The specific ethno-racial position of Jewishness offers an ideal case study for contemporary U.S. racialisation processes. Despite a proclaimed end to biologisation in a supposed ‘post-racial’ era, essentialist reasoning remains central to U.S. race-making. Employing a content analysis of the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times (2000–2010), I find that biologically rooted constructions of Jewishness occur through appeals to (1) physical definitions based on DNA or phenotype, and (2) subtle biologisation vis-à-vis ancestral claims. Demonstrating both explicit and subtle biologisation expands social scientists’ understanding of race, ethnicity, and Jewish identities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 27, No.5; Oct 2020: p.517-536 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2020-10 27, 5 |
| Key Words | Ethnicity ; Media ; Race ; Racialisation ; Jewishness ; Biologisation |