Chapter 1. Antiracist and racist discourse as antagonistic and overlapping
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Argiris Archakis
Abstract
This editorial presents the theoretical background underpinning all the chapters of the volume, which are part of a research project aiming at identifying the ways racist discourse infiltrates antiracist discourse. More specifically, it elaborates on the concepts of discourse, racist discourse, and antiracist discourse, as well as on previous research exploring the fuzzy boundaries between racist and antiracist discourse, which originate in the hegemony of racist discourse and further normalize it. Emphasis is placed on the concept of liquid racism capturing the co-occurrence of both discourses in the same (con)texts. After a brief overview of the chapters of the volume and their contribution to the analysis of liquid racism, the editorial is concluded with some critical reflections on the concept of liquid racism and anti/racist intentions.
Abstract
This editorial presents the theoretical background underpinning all the chapters of the volume, which are part of a research project aiming at identifying the ways racist discourse infiltrates antiracist discourse. More specifically, it elaborates on the concepts of discourse, racist discourse, and antiracist discourse, as well as on previous research exploring the fuzzy boundaries between racist and antiracist discourse, which originate in the hegemony of racist discourse and further normalize it. Emphasis is placed on the concept of liquid racism capturing the co-occurrence of both discourses in the same (con)texts. After a brief overview of the chapters of the volume and their contribution to the analysis of liquid racism, the editorial is concluded with some critical reflections on the concept of liquid racism and anti/racist intentions.
Chapters in this book
- 日本言語政策学会 / Japan Association for Language Policy. 言語政策 / Language Policy 10. 2014 i
- Table of contents vii
- Chapter 1. Antiracist and racist discourse as antagonistic and overlapping 1
- Chapter 2. Racist discourses of discrimination and assimilation in an antiracist corpus 41
- Chapter 3. Normalizing assimilation in antiracist (con)texts and (re)producing liquid racism 71
- Chapter 4. What culture? 93
- Chapter 5. Liquid racism, metaphor and the visual modality 118
- Chapter 6. Migrant voices in ‘antiracist’ video clips in Greece 143
- Chapter 7. “The EU gave us a new beginning” 181
- Chapter 8. “Wouldn’t it be better for me to earn my own money and pay taxes?” 202
- Chapter 9. A migrant’s public apology as an instance of internalized racism 225
- Chapter 10. Racist and antiracist discourse in Greek migrant/refugee jokes 253
- Chapter 11. Epilogue 277
- Notes on contributors 283
- Name index 289
- Subject index 293
Chapters in this book
- 日本言語政策学会 / Japan Association for Language Policy. 言語政策 / Language Policy 10. 2014 i
- Table of contents vii
- Chapter 1. Antiracist and racist discourse as antagonistic and overlapping 1
- Chapter 2. Racist discourses of discrimination and assimilation in an antiracist corpus 41
- Chapter 3. Normalizing assimilation in antiracist (con)texts and (re)producing liquid racism 71
- Chapter 4. What culture? 93
- Chapter 5. Liquid racism, metaphor and the visual modality 118
- Chapter 6. Migrant voices in ‘antiracist’ video clips in Greece 143
- Chapter 7. “The EU gave us a new beginning” 181
- Chapter 8. “Wouldn’t it be better for me to earn my own money and pay taxes?” 202
- Chapter 9. A migrant’s public apology as an instance of internalized racism 225
- Chapter 10. Racist and antiracist discourse in Greek migrant/refugee jokes 253
- Chapter 11. Epilogue 277
- Notes on contributors 283
- Name index 289
- Subject index 293
