Title
Hidden in plain sight: defying juridical racialization in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander
Document Type
Journal Article
RIS ID
68931
Abstract
This article examines the intersectionality of law and race to argue that law, in its broadest understanding, has played a pivotal role in the performative constitution of racial subjects. This disciplinary regulation, which has operated to "fix" an individual within a racial status under law, has augmented the production of the individual as a raced subject. An analysis of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander, however, illuminates that a defiance of racial performative dictates can render "race" hidden in plain sight. This rendering represents an escape from the regulatory mechanisms of law, posing a counter-power that threatens to disturb hegemonic whiteness.
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Publication Details
Ehlers, N. 2004, 'Hidden in plain sight: defying juridical racialization in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander', Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 313-334.