White Mythic Space: Racism, the First World War, and ›Battlefield 1‹

Stefan Aguirre Quiroga

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2022

White Mythic Space

Racism, the First World War, and ›Battlefield 1‹

Stefan Aguirre Quiroga

Volume 2 in the series Video Games and the Humanities

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110729306

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About this book

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?

Author information

Stefan Aguirre Quiroga, Sweden.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Between Myth and History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
Defending the White Mythic Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Aftermath, Conclusion, and Future Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Scholars of history, popular uses of history, and historiography; Game scholars, Game designers, students
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 163
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 9
- Coloured Illustrations: 5
Keywords: Racism; First World War; Historical memory; Collective memory; Video Games

eBook

Published: January 19, 2022
ISBN: 9783110729306

Hardcover

Published: January 31, 2022
ISBN: 9783110729849

Paperback

Published: May 8, 2023
ISBN: 9783111281810