2006/03/01 by Ashley Doane · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Critical Race Theory in Education #Rhetoric and Communication Studies #Race, History, and American Society #Racism #Ideology #Sociology #Anti-racism #Politics #Gender studies #Racial politics #Race (biology) #Political science #Law
paper · doi:10.1163/156916306777835303
openalex publication_date 2006/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/25
One central area of dispute in current racial politics is whether an act, policy, or event constitutes racism. I contend that the core of these debates involves competing conceptions of racism. Using text from a variety of media sources, I examine the different ways in which racism is defined and how claims and counterclaims are contextualized. I also explore how the dynamic nature of racial discourse leads to the emergence of new ways of defining racism as advocates seek advantages in political debate. Finally, I connect the struggle involving racism as a contested concept to two larger racial ideologies: color-blindness and systemic racism.