Home Institution
Smith College
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
The Netherlands is a country well-known for its multiculturalism and politics of tolerance. But is this the whole story? How do colonial legacies impact the current racial politics in the Netherlands, and how does this framework differ from that of the U.S.? This zine, along with reflective artist’s statement and literature review, provides background in both colonial histories and current language and context around mixed race/bicultural identities and the regulation of interracial relationships in the Netherlands. Furthermore, it explores my own relationship with my mixed identity, as a student coming from the U.S. to the Netherlands.
Disciplines
Creative Writing | Dutch Studies | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Race and Ethnicity | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies
Recommended Citation
Haug, Claire, "“What Are You?” An Exploration of Race and Mixed Identity in the Netherlands" (2019). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3042.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3042
Included in
Creative Writing Commons, Dutch Studies Commons, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons
Program Name
Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender