Race, circulation, and the city: The case of the Chicago city sticker controversy

Topinka, Robert (2016) Race, circulation, and the city: The case of the Chicago city sticker controversy. Western Journal of Communication, 80 (2). pp. 163-184. ISSN 1057-0314

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Abstract

The city sticker controversy began when an anonymous, openly racist blog accused a Latino boy of smuggling gang imagery into his contest-wining design for the 2012 Chicago vehicle sticker. It continued when mainstream media outlets repeatedly cited the blog’s accusations without acknowledging its racism. I argue that a form of circulation that contains bodies of color and promotes the mobility of other bodies helped to secure the credibility of the blog’s claims, consolidating the association of bodies of color with gang violence. I explore the relationships among the processes and practices of urban circulation, race, digital media, and mainstream media.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	race,circulation,blog,gang,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Mar 2016 00:03
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:23
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57498
DOI:	10.1080/10570314.2016.1139173

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