Race, Philosophy and Derrida in the New Hegemonic Bifurcation

Richard F. Hamm III

Race, Philosophy and Derrida in the New Hegemonic Bifurcation

Purdue University

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Abstract

The cultural and economic supremacy of the United States contributes vastly to worldwide light-skin preference. After examining the cultural norms regarding “whitening,” I argue that with the rise of a new superpower we might see a new kind of racial majority class. This is true particularly as hegemony splits, economic power in Asia, cultural power remaining, for the time, American. I draw heavily on Derrida’s “Racism’s Last Word,” fleshing out a parallel between apartheid South Africa and the possibility of a bifurcated preferred race system where it is “cool” to be perceived as white, but “powerful” to be perceived Chinese.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Jun 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Global Studies Association Conference: The End of U.S. Hegemony? - Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, United States Duration: Jun 6 2014 → Jun 7 2014 Conference number: 12th

Conference

Conference	Global Studies Association Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	6/6/14 → 6/7/14

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http://spiral.lynn.edu/facpubs/2059

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