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Biopolitics, Politics, Post-colonization, Indian History

Dying to be White: The Obsession with Fair Skin in India and the Global South

Author

Purnima Mehta Bhatt

Genre

Anthropology, Colonization, Biopolitics, Whiteness Studies, Behavioral Science

Theme

Prevalence of Colorism in Global South

Gist

How the desire to be white or white-passing is a remnant of colonization and/or interactions with the European imperialism. It features colorism in India, China, Japan, Vietnam, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Kenya and Australia.

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