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Tehama Lopez Bunyasi

Tehama Lopez Bunyasi
Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution

PhD Political Science, University of Chicago
M.A. Political Science, University of Chicago
B.A. American Government, University of Virginia

Biography

Tehama Lopez Bunyasi is an Assistant Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.  Her research is grounded in conflicts around race and ethnicity in the United States with specializations in racial attitudes and ideologies, structural inequality, Whiteness, Latino racial identity, and political behavior.

Dr. Lopez Bunyasi is currently preparing a book manuscript, Breaking the Contract: The Political Possibilities of Seeing White Privilege. This multi-methodological project examines the role of perceptions of White privilege on the racial attitudes and political preferences of White Americans. This study finds that awareness of the relative advantages Whites have over People of Color contributes to greater support for interventions that help reduce racial inequality. She is also working on a project that examines how the American non-elite makes and ascribes meaning to Latino racial identity through their conversations with one another.  In addition to her teaching and academic writings, Lopez Bunyasi promotes dialogue around controversial matters of inequality by contributing commentary to a variety of media outlets, including The New York Times and PBS. 

Prior to joining S-CAR, Dr. Lopez Bunyasi was on faculty at Ohio University, and held the Samuel DuBois Cook Postdoctoral Fellowship at Duke University's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Social Sciences.  She is a recipient of the Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and a supportive alumna of the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute.



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Addresses historic analyses of racial and ethnic identity conflicts and their resolution. 
Introduces field of conflict analysis and resolution. Examines definitions of conflict and diverse views of its...
Covers deeply rooted, intractable, or protracted social conflicts around core issues of identity, including race,...
Brief history of field, survey of key conflict resolution themes and theories, and intervention methods. Overview includes general factors of...
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April 2015
This article contributes to the study of racial-group politics by examining how Black and White Americans create authentic racial identities through the regulation of ideological adherence to color-consciousness and color-blindness, respectively. The article first...
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June 01, 2015
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April, 2015
Full Title:Color-cognizance and Color-blindness in White AmericaPerceptions of Whiteness and Their Potential to Predict Racial Policy Attitudes at the Dawn of the Twenty-first CenturyThis study estimates how many white Americans believe that white identity is...
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May 01, 2014
We celebrate Margaret E. Montoya’s Máscaras, Trenzas, y Greñas as a canonical article in critical race theory because its deft interweaving and unbraiding of stories helps us consider the marginalizing assumptions of the legal world, the way normativity...
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October 05, 2016
Vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence squared off in Tuesday's 2016 vice presidential debate. Who
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This an exerpt. The full article is here "There will be numerous occasions while at college when you will
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November 11, 2014
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Elections 2016: Could America Go Fascist? And What Can We Do About It?Sunday, February 28th5:00pm-8:00pmBusboys and Poets2021 V Street NW, Washington DC RSVP HerePlease join The Unrest Group and The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution for an evening of
February 28, 2016
Join the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University for an event to better understand the way that privilege works in our lives and in society. Professor Tehama Lopez Bunyasi will start the event with a short presentation, followed by a participatory exercise and
January 19, 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Event Series  Colorblindness and Unconscious Racism Presentations and facilitated dialogue by Dr. Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and PhD Candidate Jay MoonWednesday, January 21st, 201512:30pm - 2:30pmMetr
January 21, 2015
Interest Meeting: Structural Violence Working GroupWednesday, September 24th7:20-9:00pmConference Room 5145This is a call for all students interested in the Structural Violence Working Group to come and meet with each other and interested faculty and set the agenda for the year!
September 24, 2014
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A paper presented research at George Washington University's Black History Month Political Science Workshop "New Directions in Black Politics."
February 24, 2017
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