Alexa Alice Joubin’s new book offers a global and historic understanding of the term race. The book argues that the concept of race is entangled with empirical knowledge, misinformation and ideology that seek to justify and sustain particular beliefs and is often articulated in the form of stereotypes that condense perceived behavioral patterns with biological features. Race becomes notable when groups have come into contact with other groups.
Joubin shared her ideas at the book launch at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. The discussion was part of the Book Launch Series and Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebration.
The book offers global examples of how the term race gains meaning and is shaped in communities around the world that range from the differences in racial data collection practices in the United States as opposed to France to the behaviors of soccer fans in England.
Read more on GW Today for its coverage of the book launch event.