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Being Brown

Lázaro Lima

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  • 216 sidor
  • 2019
Being Brown: Sonia Sotomayor and the Latino Questiontells the story ofthe country's first Latina Supreme Court Associate Justice'srise to the pinnacle of American public life at a moment of profound demographic and political transformation. While Sotomayor's confirmation appeared to signal the greater acceptance and inclusion of Latinos-the nation's largest "minority majority"-the uncritical embrace of her status as a "possibility model" and icon paradoxically erased the fact that her success was due to civil rights policies and safeguards that no longer existed. Being Brownanalyzes Sotomayor's story of success and accomplishment, despite seemingly insurmountable odds, in order to ask:What do we lose in democratic practice when we allow symbolic inclusion to supplant the work of meaningful political enfranchisement? In a historical moment of resurgent racism, unrelenting Latino bashing, and previously unimaginable "blood and soil" Nazism,Being Brownexplains what we stand to lose when we allow democratic values to be trampled for the sake of political expediency, and demonstrates how understanding "the Latino question" can fortify democratic practice. Being Brownprovides the historical vocabulary for understanding why the Latino body politic is central to the country's future and why Sonia Sotomayor's biography provides an important window into understanding America, and the country's largest minority majority, at this historical juncture. In the process,Being Browncounters "alternative facts" with historical precision and ethical clarity to invigorate the best of democratic practice at ahistorical moment when we need it most.
  • Författare: Lázaro Lima
  • Format: Klotband
  • ISBN: 9780520300880
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 216
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2019-11-12
  • Förlag: University of California Press