ISSN:
0141-9870
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Ethnic and racial studies : ERS
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : Routledge
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 39, No. 13 (2016), p. 2227-2234
DDC:
390
Abstract:
In this essay I posit race as a kind of technology, one that creates parallel universes and premature death, requiring routine maintenance and upgrade. I suggest that David Theo Goldberg's Are We Postracial Yet? is a story of innovation that expertly exposes the trade secrets of the social production of race. I argue that not only are technological and social innovation metaphorically linked; technoscience is also one of the most effective conduits for reproducing racial inequality, and so I extend Goldberg's analysis to address the central role of science and technology in modern statecraft and racecraft. Finally, if postracial innovators are busily refurbishing racism to remake inequality, then those who seek radical transformation in the other direction, towards freedom and justice, must re-examine the default settings, rather than the routine breakdowns, of social life.
Note:
Copyright: © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2016
DOI:
10.1080/01419870.2016.1202423
URL:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2016.1202423
URL:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1817595763
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