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Racism in the US
File
02/06/2020
The George Floyd Uprising and Anti-Racist Culture Change
Column
17/06/2020
9 minutes to read
As of today, protests condemning George Floyd's murder by police officer Derek Chauvin have taken place in all 50 U.S. states (more than 750 U.S. cities), and in more than 60 countries. The anger and despair that was channeled through massive uprisings, now mingle with hope and possibility. A return to status quo appears to no longer be politically viable.
Black Lives Matter and the right to protest?
Column
08/06/2020
6 minutes to read
The reactions to the Black Lives Matter protests are an indications of the structural racism in the US, says Christian Chun.
Conservative critiques of identity politics as divisive
Column
13/01/2020
11 minutes to read
Rosalyn Negron unpacks the logics that underlie conservative critiques of left identity politics and zooms in on the specific significance of this discursive frame among conservatives.
A Nation of Immigrants or a Nation of Laws?
Column
25/09/2019
8 minutes to read
The very American phrase "nation of immigrants, nation of laws" now characterizes very different and polarized Americas.
American Dad and American Politics
Article
15/01/2019
9 minutes to read
Does a satirical television show like American Dad have political impact? Or is it only about venting frustrations and making you laugh?
Class and its Others: the model minority and the American Dream
Column
26/03/2018
4 minutes to read
Class is a slippery slope, it seems. At least the way it is perceived, embodied, and practiced in the U.S., where I was born and spent most of my life.
Just another day in America: on guns, identity and mass shootings
Column
26/02/2018
4 minutes to read
On February 14, 2018, a 19 year-old male opened fire on his former high school in Parkland, Florida. Christian Chun connects those mass shootings to the cultural and economic dimensions of 'owning a gun'.
Lindy Hop. Connecting Different Races at the Time of Segregation?
Article
16/12/2017
12 minutes to read
A dance that was once part of local culture is now spreading across the globe. By breaking racial barriers Lindy Hop brought different races together during segregation.
How Steve Bannon and Breitbart News best reflect President Donald Trump's populist message
Article
14/12/2017
15 minutes to read
President Donald Trump's populist message took the United States, and the world, by storm. His fiery, controversial use of Twitter is certainly unique. But, there is another force behind his success: Steve Bannon and Breitbart News.
Black Lives Matter or Black Identity Extremist?
Column
04/12/2017
10 minutes to read
The question 'who is the victim?' is an important social directive that shapes the struggles for victimhood in which Black Lives Matters, U.S. police forces and their various (counter)publics are currently engaging.
How to study anti-police protest in a digital age
Working paper
10/11/2017
To understand police-public relationships, we need to study more imperceptible types of resistance and the complex, interlinked nature of plugged-in publics and their online, non-embodied, and thus less visible protests against police.
The impact of Black Lives Matter on Hillary Clinton’s message on racial justice
Paper
10/11/2017
18 minutes to read
This paper is about the impact of the social movement Black Lives Matter on the message Hillary Clinton wanted to convey on racial justice during the 2016 US presidential elections.
American NFL players and the fight against racial inequality: gestures as political activism
Article
18/10/2017
7 minutes to read
'The battle around the protest of football players underscores the great significance that gestures of protest can acquire in specific historical moments and contexts and such prominence explains the violent reactions against them,' says De Fina.
Ethnicity, masculinity, and patriotism in the US: A personal tale
Column
02/10/2017
4 minutes to read
I ’m the Tony Manero character played by John Travolta in the film, Saturday Night Fever. I may think of myself as a White working-class guy but is it received as such in US society?Now one may ask, what’s the problem? So what if you are?
The white side of politics: America and the Alt-Right
Paper
19/05/2017
14 minutes to read
A paper exploring the alt-right and its relationship with new and old media. What makes this movement tick?
Racism and online interracial dating communities in the 21st century
Paper
17/04/2017
24 minutes to read
The emergence of the internet has provided us with all kinds of dating communities on websites and social media. This paper discusses how online interracial dating communities function in the 21st century.
Black Lives Matter too: from #hashtag to movement
Paper
13/03/2017
28 minutes to read
The Black Lives Matter movement has become a real phenomenon in American society. Iris Wijers analyzes this powerful and polarizing movement.
Trump, the celebrity-businessman and vox populism
Article
05/10/2016
11 minutes to read
In this second article on Trump's message, Ico Maly analyzes Donald Trump's "bragging-message machine". Winning elections is not about how well informed or intelligent a candidate is, it’s about ‘Message’.
Is Donald Trump a 'dangerous clown'?
Article
05/10/2016
9 minutes to read
In this first article on "Trump's Message", Ico Maly analyzes the negative messaging of the adversaries of Donald Trump. He argues that the framing of Trump as a clown makes us blind to the power of his message.