Postmodernism and Race

This thought-provoking collection explores race from various perspectives, as presented in Postmodernism and Race, offering fresh insights into its complexities.

This collection features contributions from a diverse group of academics who examine race through a postmodern lens. Postmodernism and Race delves into the distinctions between modern and postmodern discourses, suggesting a third alternative rooted in comparative civilizational studies. This approach encourages a multidimensional understanding of power, identity, and social order, drawing from both Western and non-Western perspectives. The authors explore the discursive nature of race as a cultural construct and semiotic marker, offering fresh insights into its complexities.

The collection aims to achieve three primary objectives. First, it presents a kynical approach to truth-telling, challenging the narratives presented by modernists and certain postmodernists who place undue faith in linguistic frameworks. Second, it investigates modernism's role in shaping contemporary understandings of race. Finally, it seeks to analyze race from an aperspectival viewpoint, including the language games that perpetuate racism. The book also addresses the obsession with racial measurement and its supposed links to intelligence, as well as the myths surrounding racial homogeneity, particularly in Japan.

By examining the discursive nature of racial reality and power, along with racial identity in Africa, Postmodernism and Race provides a thought-provoking exploration for those engaged with race issues and postmodern civilization. It invites readers to consider operational definitions, scalar phenomena, relativism, and contemporary views of truth, justice, and power in an increasingly complex world.