racialization

[ rey-shuh-lahy-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of viewing and interacting with people from a racist perspective, or of being viewed and interacted with in this way:

   The assumption that terrorist acts are perpetrated mainly by Islamists is part of the racialization of Muslim and Arab-looking people.

2. the act or process of causing an institution, system, area of activity, etc., to be influenced or controlled by a racist perspective:

   Housing reform is another area that needs targeting, including measures to eliminate the racialization of lending practices.

Word History and Origins

Origin of racialization¹

First recorded in 1915–20; racial ( def ) + -ization ( def )

Example Sentences

By making automated racialization a form of convenience in marketing things like lipstick, companies like Revlon are hardening the technical scripts that are available to individuals.

From MIT Technology Review

To counteract the increasing banality, the everydayness, of automated racialization, the harms of biometric surveillance around the world must first be made apparent.

From MIT Technology Review

The book could have been called What Everybody Can Do Next, but not only does that not have the same impact, it doesn’t explicitly set out the fact that the book will be looking at race and racialization.

From Time