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Race, circulation, and the city: the case of the Chicago city sticker controversy
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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:00 authored by Robert TopinkaThe city sticker controversy began when an anonymous, openly racist blog accused a Latino boy of smuggling gang imagery into his contest-winning 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.
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Western Journal of CommunicationISSN
1057-0314Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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2Volume
80Page range
163-184Department affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
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2016-09-21First Open Access (FOA) Date
2017-08-06First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-09-21Usage metrics
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