Entertainment and Race
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23734836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Weaver (0000-0001-7929-2920, Brunel University of London, corresponding author), Simon Weaver |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118663202.wberen509 |
| OpenAlex | W2404884748 |
| ISBN | 9781118663202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This entry explains how race is a flawed idea with no scientific value but exists for the purposes of group identity and boundary making. Race has impacted the development of many forms of entertainment. Examples are drawn from the United States and the United Kingdom. One example is the minstrel. Minstrelsy is shown to be a genre that used race, influenced race stereotypes and created racist epithets, and the music of minstrelsy influenced ragtime, jazz, and rock and roll. The minstrel heritage is readily seen in African American situation comedy and in film. Racist and antiracist films are discussed, as is the filmmaking of racial minority groups. Finally sport is discussed, inasmuch as it is also a form of entertainment in contemporary life. Whereas sporting ability is erroneously attributed to race, it can be shown that sport is often structured by race and its discourses are replete with racist stereotyping.
Aesthetics · Art · Comedy · Entertainment · Filmmaking · Identity (music) · Jazz · Movie theater · Race (biology) · Sociology · Visual arts · Gender Studies · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |