A great conspiracy against our race: Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century
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| contents | "Racial history has always been the thorn in America's side, with a swath of injustices--slavery, lynching, segregation, and many other ills--perpetrated against Black people. This very history is complicated by, and also dependent on, what constitutes a white person in this country. Many of the European immigrant groups now considered white have also had to struggle with their own racial consciousness. In A Great Conspiracy against Our Race, Peter Vellon explores how Italian immigrants, a once undesirable and 'swarthy' race, assimilated into dominant white culture through the influential national and radical Italian language press in New York City. Examining the press as a cultural production of the Italian immigrant community, this book investigates how this immigrant press constructed race, class, and identity from 1886 through 1920. Their frequent coverage of racially charged events of the time, as well as other topics such as capitalism and religion, reveals how these papers constructed a racial identity as Italian, American, and white. A Great Conspiracy against Our Race vividly illustrates how the immigrant press was a site where socially constructed categories of race, color, civilization, and identity were reworked, created, contested, and negotiated. Vellon also uncovers how Italian immigrants filtered societal pressures and redefined the parameters of whiteness, constructing their own identity. This work is an important contribution to not only Italian American history, but America's history of immigration and race"-- |
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| spelling | Vellon, Peter G. Verfasser (DE-588)1062968719 aut A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century Peter G. Vellon New York New York University Press [2014] © 2014 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Culture, labor, history "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso Print version record "Racial history has always been the thorn in America's side, with a swath of injustices--slavery, lynching, segregation, and many other ills--perpetrated against Black people. This very history is complicated by, and also dependent on, what constitutes a white person in this country. Many of the European immigrant groups now considered white have also had to struggle with their own racial consciousness. In A Great Conspiracy against Our Race, Peter Vellon explores how Italian immigrants, a once undesirable and 'swarthy' race, assimilated into dominant white culture through the influential national and radical Italian language press in New York City. Examining the press as a cultural production of the Italian immigrant community, this book investigates how this immigrant press constructed race, class, and identity from 1886 through 1920. Their frequent coverage of racially charged events of the time, as well as other topics such as capitalism and religion, reveals how these papers constructed a racial identity as Italian, American, and white. A Great Conspiracy against Our Race vividly illustrates how the immigrant press was a site where socially constructed categories of race, color, civilization, and identity were reworked, created, contested, and negotiated. Vellon also uncovers how Italian immigrants filtered societal pressures and redefined the parameters of whiteness, constructing their own identity. This work is an important contribution to not only Italian American history, but America's history of immigration and race"-- Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1880-1920 gnd rswk-swf HISTORY / General bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism bisacsh Einwanderer Geschichte Italian American newspapers History 20th century Italian Americans Race identity History 20th century Whites Race identity United States History 20th century Immigrants United States History 20th century Italian Americans Cultural assimilation History 20th century Italian Americans Social conditions 20th century Rassenfrage (DE-588)4176975-2 gnd rswk-swf Italienischer Einwanderer (DE-588)4357197-9 gnd rswk-swf Presse (DE-588)4047150-0 gnd rswk-swf Kulturelle Identität (DE-588)4033542-2 gnd rswk-swf USA USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Italienischer Einwanderer (DE-588)4357197-9 s Presse (DE-588)4047150-0 s Rassenfrage (DE-588)4176975-2 s Kulturelle Identität (DE-588)4033542-2 s Geschichte 1880-1920 z 1\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Vellon, Peter G . Great conspiracy against our race http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=851365 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Vellon, Peter G. A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century "Racial history has always been the thorn in America's side, with a swath of injustices--slavery, lynching, segregation, and many other ills--perpetrated against Black people. This very history is complicated by, and also dependent on, what constitutes a white person in this country. Many of the European immigrant groups now considered white have also had to struggle with their own racial consciousness. In A Great Conspiracy against Our Race, Peter Vellon explores how Italian immigrants, a once undesirable and 'swarthy' race, assimilated into dominant white culture through the influential national and radical Italian language press in New York City. Examining the press as a cultural production of the Italian immigrant community, this book investigates how this immigrant press constructed race, class, and identity from 1886 through 1920. Their frequent coverage of racially charged events of the time, as well as other topics such as capitalism and religion, reveals how these papers constructed a racial identity as Italian, American, and white. A Great Conspiracy against Our Race vividly illustrates how the immigrant press was a site where socially constructed categories of race, color, civilization, and identity were reworked, created, contested, and negotiated. Vellon also uncovers how Italian immigrants filtered societal pressures and redefined the parameters of whiteness, constructing their own identity. This work is an important contribution to not only Italian American history, but America's history of immigration and race"-- HISTORY / General bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism bisacsh Einwanderer Geschichte Italian American newspapers History 20th century Italian Americans Race identity History 20th century Whites Race identity United States History 20th century Immigrants United States History 20th century Italian Americans Cultural assimilation History 20th century Italian Americans Social conditions 20th century Rassenfrage (DE-588)4176975-2 gnd Italienischer Einwanderer (DE-588)4357197-9 gnd Presse (DE-588)4047150-0 gnd Kulturelle Identität (DE-588)4033542-2 gnd |
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| title | A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century |
| title_auth | A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century |
| title_exact_search | A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century |
| title_full | A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century Peter G. Vellon |
| title_fullStr | A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century Peter G. Vellon |
| title_full_unstemmed | A great conspiracy against our race Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century Peter G. Vellon |
| title_short | A great conspiracy against our race |
| title_sort | a great conspiracy against our race italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century |
| title_sub | Italian immigrant newspapers and the construction of whiteness in the early twentieth century |
| topic | HISTORY / General bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism bisacsh Einwanderer Geschichte Italian American newspapers History 20th century Italian Americans Race identity History 20th century Whites Race identity United States History 20th century Immigrants United States History 20th century Italian Americans Cultural assimilation History 20th century Italian Americans Social conditions 20th century Rassenfrage (DE-588)4176975-2 gnd Italienischer Einwanderer (DE-588)4357197-9 gnd Presse (DE-588)4047150-0 gnd Kulturelle Identität (DE-588)4033542-2 gnd |
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