Howard Winant

Howard Winant (born 1946) is an American sociologist and race theorist. Winant is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Winant is best known for developing the theory of racial formation along with Michael Omi. Winant's research and teachings revolve around race and racism, comparative historical sociology, political sociology, social theory, and human rights.

Education and career Howard Winant was born in 1946, in the United States. He has worked and taught in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. "The Dark Matter: Race and Racism in the 21st-Century." Critical Sociology, Vol 41, no. 2 (March 2015). "Interview: Howard Winant." In Katy Sian, ed. Conversations in Postcolonial Thought. Palgrave/MacMillan, 2014. "The Dark Side of the Force: One Hundred Years of the Sociology of Race.” In Craig Calhoun, ed. Sociology in America: A History University of Chicago Press, 2007. "Race and Racism: Toward a Global Future." In Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 29. no. 5 (Sept. 2006). "Teaching Race and Racism in the 21st Century: Thematic Considerations." In Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society (Institute for Research in African American Studies, Columbia University), Vol. 6, nos. 3-4 (2004). The New Politics of Race. University of Minnesota Press 2004. The World Is a Ghetto: Race and Democracy Since World War II. Basic Books 2001. "Race in the New Millennium," ColorLines: Race Culture, Action Vol. 3, no. 1 (Spring 2000). Racial Conditions: Politics, Theory, Comparisons. University of Minnesota Press 1994. "Behind Blue Eyes: Contemporary White Racial Politics," New Left Review 225 (September–October 1997).