White Racism /Redface Minstrels: Regimes of Power in Representation
Crue, Cydney Allyn
This item is only available for download by members of the University of Illinois community. Students, faculty, and staff at the U of I may log in with your NetID and password to view the item. If you are trying to access an Illinois-restricted dissertation or thesis, you can request a copy through your library's Inter-Library Loan office or purchase a copy directly from ProQuest.
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/86200
Description
Title
White Racism /Redface Minstrels: Regimes of Power in Representation
Author(s)
Crue, Cydney Allyn
Issue Date
2003
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Zine Magubane
Department of Study
Sociology
Discipline
Sociology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
"This research focuses on the embedded stereotypical assumptions in the expression of White Euroamerican mythologies about American Indians, prejudice and racism toward American Indians, and disrespect for Indian religious symbols, practices, and iconography. This project is a case study of the direct and indirect indexical speech and the strategies, such as altruism, used to mask the racializing language at work in the testimonies presented by students, alumni, and community members during an In-Take Session organized by the University's Board of Trustees, entitled ""Dialogue on Chief Illiniwek."" I argue herein that Chief Illiniwek is a discourse, a racialized regime of representation---a signifying practice---a stereotype that symbolically fixes boundaries and operates as a representational system and a tool for oppression."
Use this login method if you
don't
have an
@illinois.edu
email address.
(Oops, I do have one)
IDEALS migrated to a new platform on June 23, 2022. If you created
your account prior to this date, you will have to reset your password
using the forgot-password link below.