Passing: Anatomies and Physiologies of Identity Transformations
Role
Mihaela Mudure (Editor)
Aparajita Nanda (Editor)
Files
Description
As an identity shift that has existed for centuries, passing is a strategy to change one’s perceived identity that cannot be separated from colorism, or the preference for individuals exhibiting European-like bodily features. The results of the psychological study of colorism undertaken by Crutchfield et al. show that this predilection is a “historical trauma response [that] not only incorporates subjugation of oppressed African Americans, but can also incorporate resistance” (826). Passing can send mixed messages where oppression contaminates resistance and vice versa.
ISBN
978-606-37-2300-1
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
CLUJ University Press
Recommended Citation
Mudure, Mihaela and Nanda, Aparajita, "Passing: Anatomies and Physiologies of Identity Transformations" (2024). Faculty Book Gallery. 649.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/649