It's such an emotionally charged question, What's your ethnicity? I take on the topic of ethnicity once again but this time looking at it from the association with our identity. Or is there one?
I reference a book I recently finished reading called The Cauldron of Ethnicity in the Modern World by anthropologist Manning Nash. He provided a ton of insight into ethnicity after living in 3 different continents to study it. And, of course, raised more questions as all effective teachers along the way do.
Even with having more questions, I felt I had a better understanding in how I viewed ethnicity and even how I answer the question: "What's your ethnicity?" And even a better sense of what is identity. It's by no means a clear cut, easy to define concept but maybe that's really the beauty of it?
In tackling this topic, although I don't go into the docuseries much in this episode, I reflect back on the series, Enslaved (2020) featuring Samuel L. Jackson as I intermingle my thoughts into what ethnicity and identity really mean (to me, anyway).
Links:
The Cauldron of Ethnicity in the Modern World by Manning Nash (The University of Chicago Press)
Enslaved (2020) - EPIX
Enslaved (2020) featuring Samuel L. Jackson - BBC Two
I’m T. Vyas, you can call me T became most people do. I’m, as you’ve guessed, a person of colour who looks forward to chatting with you about some things identity, some things colour and ALL things Love! Tune in Tuesdays for a new episode! In the meantime, you can find me on Instagram @bareinmind.podcast
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