From Rebounds to Three-Pointers
Linsanity, Racial Insults, and Stereotypes in Flux
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2822286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Magat (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 510 |
| Pages | 438-448 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/jamerfolk.128.510.0438 |
| OpenAlex | W2174737540 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
In February 2012, a Taiwanese American point guard player for the New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin, bounded into the imagination of the nation and was embraced by basketball fans who have long rooted for the underdog. His presence in the National Basketball Association has sparked an invaluable discussion involving insider/outsider folklore, cultural politics, and stereotypes. Using Lin's "Linderella" story and accompanying deluge of Lin-generated folk speech and behavior, this paper investigates how "Linsanity" is a pivotal event from which one can examine the continuing prevalence of racist folklore about Asian Americans while exploring the cultural shifts that are occurring
Basketball · Folklore · Guard (computer science) · Insider · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Racism · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |