In:
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, SAGE Publications, Vol. 2, No. 3 ( 2016-07), p. 338-353
Abstract:
The hanging of a noose on the University of Mississippi’s statue of civil rights pioneer James Meredith in February 2014 was framed by university administrators as the act of a few deviant white students, but our analysis suggests otherwise. A historical review shows the university’s long-standing resistance to meaningful change and a continuing lack of transparency following racist incidents. Visual analysis shows that the university remains saturated with monuments, place names, and other symbols of racial dominance. Narratives of marginalized people on campus, including some of the authors, reveal the corrosive effects of normalized white supremacy. The authors’ analysis suggests that, instead of an aberration, the noosing aligned the statue with the prevailing symbolic environment. This study builds bridges between sociological analysis and critical race theory and demonstrates the importance of group processes in understanding and responding to racist incidents on campuses.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2332-6492
,
2332-6506
DOI:
10.1177/2332649215626937
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2016
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2845854-0
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