Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Racism

  1. US and Japan differ in how race shapes belonging
    Comparative analysis of how race and ethnocultural identity determine institutional discrimination and social belonging in the United States versus Japan.
  2. Coetzee's novel is read as exposing apartheid racial and colonial conflict
    Explore how Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K exposes apartheid's racial segregation and colonial oppression through spatial inequality and systemic deprivation in South African society.
  3. Review finds Hall rethinks race in Muslim West African history
    Critical review of Hall's reassessment showing racialized hierarchies developed within precolonial Sahelian Islamic societies, challenging Eurocentric narratives of race as solely colonial invention.
  4. No evidence of anti-Black discrimination in NBA rookie playing time
    Study of 1800 NBA rookies across four decades finds no evidence of anti-Black discrimination in coaching decisions on playing time allocation, suggesting merit-based outcomes.