CONCEPT OF “BLACKNESS” IN THEORIES OF RACE

• Authors: Hrabovský Milan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present study deals with the analysis of the concept of “blackness” and its meaning and impact on theories of race and racism. The concept of “blackness” (black skin) was used for both external and internal characteristic of a “black group” (or “race”). The study describes the formation of the concept from ancient times, through the Middle Ages to modern times, when it became a basis for emerging theories of race. The reader will get an overview on the etymology of both concepts: “blackness” and “race”. We will analyse the impact of these concepts on the theories of the Swedish botanist Carl Linné (Carolus Linnaeus, 1707 – 1778), the German physician and naturalist J. F. Blumenbach (1752 – 1840), the German physiologist of the Romantic era C. G. Carus (1789 – 1869) and the French diplomat A. Gobineau (1816 – 1882).

Keywords

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RACE; RACISM; BLACKNESS

• Publisher: Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Asian and African Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 65 – 88

Contributors

author

Hrabovský Milan

• Fakulta sociálnych a ekonomických vied UK, Mlynské luhy 4, 821 05 Bratislava, Slovak Republic