Chief Illiniwek: understanding the controversial discourse and the politics of power
Morales, Socorro E.
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Description
Title
Chief Illiniwek: understanding the controversial discourse and the politics of power
Author(s)
Morales, Socorro E.
Issue Date
2011-08-25T22:16:08Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Anderson, James D.
Department of Study
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Discipline
Educational Policy Studies
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Chief Illiniwek
Tribal Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory
Native American sports mascots
Abstract
Prominent discourses surrounding the Chief Illiniwek mascot controversy on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, between the years of 2000-2007, will be examined using textual analysis. Utilizing Tribal Critical Race Theory as a guiding framework for the analysis, various materials have been collected (websites, newspapers, testimonials, and personal experience), and subsequently analyzed. The aim of this project is to uncover how these discourses were being framed, who supported them, how students of color experienced their campus racial climate during this controversy, and lastly how the university played a role in perpetuating the use of stereotypical imagery on campus. Suggestions and recommendations that the university should take into consideration in order to effectively address the Chief Illiniwek mascot issue are also presented as concluding remarks.
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