I began reading this article hoping for a substantive critique of reducing racism to individual interactions (e.g., prejudicial attitudes leading to discriminatory behavior). However, it soon became clear that, rather than offering a structural or institutional analysis of racism, Lakshmi Chaudhry's level of analysis remains at the individual--the only difference being that she has rightly pointed out that race is a social construction and must therefore be continuously enacted, constructed, and reproduced in various "performances." We need to view race as a social construction, but, if we are truly interested in eliminating racism, we must look beyond the level of the …
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