The athlete as model minority subject: Jose Bautista and Canadian multiculturalism

Autor:	Nathan Kalman-Lamb
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Middle class Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Multiculturalism White privilege Immigration Bourgeoisie Gender studies Racialization Sociology Model minority Dehumanization media_common
Zdroj:	Social Identities. 19:238-253
ISSN:	1363-0296 1350-4630
Popis:	The discourse of multiculturalism disguises complicated racial dynamics in nations such as Canada. Although white privilege persists, it tends to be mediated through non-white figures who can engender consent from other minority members. These figures have been called model minorities, a role that is well-tailored to celebrated athletes. Athletes who fill the role of model minority represent the ideal immigrant citizen: English-speaking, middle class/bourgeois, disciplined, and hard-working. As such, they serve a disciplinary function for other immigrants by demonstrating how it is they should act and producing a standard against which they are evaluated. The model minority has become a crucial representational figure for multicultural nations like Canada because the political economy of these states requires cheap labour that can be hyper-exploited through the dehumanization of racialization. Drawing on articles in Toronto's most prominent newspapers, I argue that Toronto Blue Jays baseball star Jose Bau...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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