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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

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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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