The Inaugural Jeffrey Douglas Jones Memorial Talk - "Toward an Account of Transraciality" by Rebecca Tuvel (Rhodes College)

Rebecca Tuvel (Rhodes College)

February 25th, 3:30pm PST viaZoom

In this presentation, I first motivate the need for a concept of transraciality by discussing various individuals whose racial identities are not well described by any other concept. Second, I define the concept of transraciality and distinguish it from nearby but ultimately different phenomena of racial passing, mistaken racial identity, and interracial identity. Third, I briefly define internal racial identity, on which the concept of transraciality relies. I conclude by arguing that although contemporary feminists have been reluctant to acknowledge it, their own commitments should lead them to the conclusion that transraciality “is a thing.”