Brownness -

: It represents the "dizzy experience" of being caught in the middle, where individuals may be viewed as "near-black" (for labor exploitation) or "near-white" (as a "model category").

: Scholars like Muñoz anchor brownness in performance, seeing it as everyday gestures and styles of living that challenge majoritarian cultural logics. The Social and Political Landscape brownness

: It is often defined in ongoing relation to whiteness and blackness, sometimes serving as both ally and enemy to both. : It represents the "dizzy experience" of being