The Colors of Love - by Melinda A Mills (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This book explores the experiences of multiracial people in intimate romantic relationships. The author considers how preferred racial identity shapes partner choice and the experiences of being racially mixed in romantic relationships. The book also examines patterns in multiracial people's romantic careers, to assess how much they are blending and blurring racial borders, or reinforcing them. It illustrates the extent to which members of the "two or more races" population participates in and upholds the current racial hierarchy"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>How multiracial people navigate the complexities of race and love </b> <p/>In the United States, more than seven million people claim to be multiracial, or have racially mixed heritage, parentage, or ancestry. In <i>The Colors of Love</i>, Melinda A. Mills explores how multiracial people navigate their complex--and often misunderstood--identities in romantic relationships. <p/>Drawing on sixty interviews with multiracial people in interracial relationships, Mills explores how people define and assert their racial identities both on their own and with their partners. She shows us how similarities and differences in identity, skin color, and racial composition shape how multiracial people choose, experience, and navigate love. <p/>Mills highlights the unexpected ways in which multiracial individuals choose to both support and subvert the borders of race as individuals and as romantic partners. <i>The Colors of Love</i> broadens our understanding about race and love in the twenty-first century.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>The Colors of Love</i> challenges us to consider the complexities of who is multiracial, shifting notions of in/visible mixture, and the racial borders that multiracial people live and love within. Through rich descriptive narratives of multiracial people's experiences, Mills offers a cutting edge and innovative look at the ways that multiracial people navigate their racial identities and romantic relationships amidst the complicated and often conflicting messages from their parents, families and partners. Well researched and engaging, <i>The Colors of Love</i> will have a significant impact on our understandings of not only multiracial people, but also the larger issues of colorism and racism that underlie their experiences.--Erica Chito Childs, editor of The Boundaries of Mixedness: A Global Perspective<br><br>In <i>The Colors of Love</i>, Melinda A. Mills asks whether strict racial categorizations can be disrupted by multiracials in interracial relationships. She explores how multiracials and their partners continuously navigate racial boundaries in the presence of strangers, friends, families, and even themselves. Ultimately, she shows us that multiracial individuals were most likely to choose racial identities and romantic partners that render invisible the multiple racial identities straddled by them and their partners. This well-researched and nuanced monograph is an important read for anyone interested in the future of racial categories.--Grace Kao, co-author of The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood<br><br>In <i>The Colors of Love</i>, Melinda A. Mills explores how children of interracial couples understand their multiracial identity within their mixed-race families and through their choices for romantic partners. This book presents compelling evidence that multiracial identity is not static, but often shifts in ways that maintain the dominant racial structure rooted in anti-Blackness.--Elizabeth Hughes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Penn State Abington<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Melinda A. Mills</b> is<i> </i>Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology, and Coordinator of Women's and Gender Studies at Castleton University. She is the author of the award-winning book, <i>The Borders of Race: Patrolling "Multiracial" Identities, </i>and<i> </i><i>Racial Mixture and Musical Mash-Ups in the Life and Art of Bruno Mars.</i>
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