White Mythic Space

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

Stefan Aguirre Quiroga

• Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9783110729368
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teaching History

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?

Person Index

0

• <litr=15>Battlefield 1 (2016</litr>) 1
• <litr=15>Battlefield 1 (2016</litr>) Racist backlash against 1, 2
• #GamerGate movement 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• #GamerGate movement and concept of "Social Justice Warriors" (SJW) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• 1917 (2019) 1, 2
• 1917 (2019) Depiction of black British soldiers in 1
• 1917 (2019) Depiction of Sikh soldier in 1
• 4Chan 1

A

• Adama (2015) 1
• African Americans As soldiers in the First World War 1, 2, 3
• African Americans Racism towards 1, 2
• Afro-Germans As soldiers in the First World War 1, 2, 3
• Afro-Germans History of 1, 2
• Afro-Germans Racism towards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
• Antiracialism 1
• Anybody’s War (1930) 1

B

• Back to the Future Part III (1990) 1
• Battlefield.com 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
• Battlefield 1 (2016) 1, 2
• Battlefield 1 (2016) and commitment to diversity 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Battlefield 1 (2016) and spectacle of Black Death 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Apocalypse 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) As a contested space over history 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Codex Entries 1, 2, 3
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Depiction of African American soldiers in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Depiction of Afro-German soldiers in 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Depiction of Black British soldiers in 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Depiction of British Indian soldiers in 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Depiction of Māori soldiers in 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Depiction of West African soldiers in 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) In the Name of the Tsar 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Mentions of racism in 1, 2, 3, 4
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Mods 1, 2
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Nothing Is Written (Single Player Campaign) 1, 2
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Racist backlash against 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Release of 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Representation of race 1, 2
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Sexist backlash against 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Storm of Steel (Single Player Campaign) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Battlefield 1 (2016) They Shall Not Pass 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Turning Tides 1
• Battlefield 1 (2016) Women as soldiers in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
• Battlefield Hardline (2015) 1
• Battlefield V (2018) 1
• Battlefield V (2018) #NotMyBattlefield 1, 2
• Battlefield V (2018) Sexist backlash against 1, 2
• Berlin, Daniel 1
• Black British As soldiers in the First World War 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Black British Racism towards 1, 2, 3
• Black Diggers (2014) 1, 2
• Black Lives Matter movement 1
• Bochkareva, Maria 1
• Boyega, John 1, 2
• Browne, Gershom 1

C

• Contemporary White Nationalism 1
• Contemporary White Nationalism 2015 Charleston church shooting 1
• Contemporary White Nationalism 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings 1
• Contemporary White Nationalism and "Cultural Marxism" conspiracy theory 1, 2, 3, 4
• Contemporary White Nationalism and Great Replacement conspi...