Redskins?
Subtitle: Sport Mascots, Indian Nations and White Racism
By: James V Fenelon
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781315520698
Subjects: Racism in sports; Racisme dans les sports
Description: "This book assesses the controversies over the Washington NFL team name as a window into other recent debates about the use of Native American mascots for professional and college sports teams. Fenelon explores the origin of team names in institutional racism and mainstream society's denial of the impact of four centuries of colonial conquest. Fenelon's analysis is supported by his surveys and interviews about the "Redskins" name and Cleveland "Indians" mascot "Chief Wahoo." A majority of Native peoples see these mascots as racist, including the National Congress of American Indians--even though mainstream media and public opinion claim otherwise. Historical analysis divulges these terms as outgrowths of "savage" and "enemy icon" racist depictions of Native nations. The book ties the history of conquest to idealized claims of democracy, freedom, and "honoring" sports teams."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Introduction: Redskins, Wahoos and Racism through the Ages; title: chapter 2 Racist Formulation and the Indian as Red Man; title: chapter 3 Redskin: Race and Systemic Racism in Sociolinguistic Analysis; title: chapter 4 Surveying the Landscape of Racist America; title: chapter 5 Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins Surveys; title: chapter 6 Legal Histrionics and the Legacy of Racism; title: chapter 7 The Red Man plays on.