Reproducing privilege through whiteness and beauty
An intersectional analysis of elite Chilean university students’ practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11166142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paulina Rodríguez (UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK, corresponding author), Louise Archer (0000-0002-0254-4234, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 804-822 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01425692.2022.2060186 |
| OpenAlex | W4224271976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 82 |
This paper undertakes an intersectional analysis of the ways in which socio-economically elite higher education students in Chile reproduce privilege through everyday practices of whiteness and beauty. Drawing on qualitative data from interviews and observations with 20 privileged students at an elite Chilean university, the paper identifies and discusses the students’ ambiguous racial identifications and the racialized, classed and gendered ways in which privilege was enacted through practices of ‘beauty’ as a ‘natural’ embodied distinction. We discuss how ideals and practices of beauty were a ‘double edged sword’ for elite female students, conferring advantage while also denying academic authenticity. We argue that Chilean elite performances of whiteness offer an added layer of complexity to existing literature, problematising and decentring performances of whiteness from white bodies. We conclude by suggesting that an intersectional lens offers a useful way to understand and address the re/production of inequalities in Chilean elite universities
Aesthetics · Art · Beauty · Elite · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Race (biology · Sociology · White (mutation · White privilege · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |