Polite Racism and Cultural Capital: Afro-Caribbean Negotiations of Blackness in Canada

Authors
Karine Coen-Sanchez
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025-07-23
Source
Social Sciences, 14(8), article 451 (2025).
Region
Canada
Topics
Other

Key findings

Drawing on Haitian and Jamaican experiences in Ontario and Quebec, this article examines how subtle forms of racism affect the recognition and use of Afro-Caribbean cultural capital. It describes strategies through which communities negotiate identity and systemic exclusion.

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Abstract or summary

Drawing on Haitian and Jamaican experiences in Ontario and Quebec, this article examines how subtle forms of racism affect the recognition and use of Afro-Caribbean cultural capital. It describes strategies through which communities negotiate identity and systemic exclusion.