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White Mythic Space

Racism, the First World War, and ›Battlefield 1‹
  • Stefan Aguirre Quiroga
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2022
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The fall of 2016 saw the release of the widely popular First World War video game Battlefield 1. Upon the game's initial announcement and following its subsequent release, Battlefield 1 became the target of an online racist backlash that targeted the game's inclusion of soldiers of color. Across social media and online communities, players loudly proclaimed the historical inaccuracy of black soldiers in the game and called for changes to be made that correct what they considered to be a mistake that was influenced by a supposed political agenda. Through the introduction of the theoretical framework of the ‘White Mythic Space’, this book seeks to investigate the reasons behind the racist rejection of soldiers of color by Battlefield 1 players in order to answer the question: Why do individuals reject the presence of people of African descent in popular representations of history?

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Stefan Aguirre Quiroga, Sweden.


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eBook published on:
January 19, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110729306
Hardcover published on:
January 31, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110729849
Paperback published on:
May 8, 2023
Paperback ISBN:
9783111281810
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Front matter:
11
Main content:
163
Illustrations:
9
Coloured Illustrations:
5
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