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Explore "identitti" with insightful episodes like "#12 Mithu Sanyal: Deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft, katholische Kindheit und Kardamom-Allergie", "Mithu Sanyal on 'Transracialism' and Identity", "Mithu Sanyal: Ist Identität konstruiert?", "Das Neue - Folge 01" and "Jenny Offill und ihr Roman "Wetter": Glaubst du wirklich, du könntest die Kinder beschützen?" from podcasts like ""Grünkohl mit Pita - Der Podcast von Niedersachsen packt an", "55 Voices for Democracy – The Podcast", "Sinneswandel", "Das Neue - Ein Podcast von Zeynep Bozbay, Tine Milz & Sascha Ehlert" and "FAZ Bücher-Podcast"" and more!
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Mithu Sanyal on 'Transracialism' and Identity
As more and more Americans self-identify as multiracial, transgressing categories of race still raise questions. Most prominently in the case of Rachel Dolezal, a former college professor and activist who identified as Black despite being born to white parents. Dolezal's story inspired German author, journalist and cultural critic Mithu Sanyal to write Identitti, a novel about the powerful role of internet culture in discourses of sexuality and race. In today's episode, Sanyal discusses her novel and the current political debates about identity.