Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Williams, Maggie M
• Nicholas L. Paul
• Nina Rowe
• Mary C. Erler
• Andrew Albin
• Thomas O’Donnell
• Albin, Andrew
• Rowe, Nina
• O’Donnell, Thomas
• Erler, Mary C
• Paul, Nicholas L

Titel

“Celtic” Crosses and the Myth of Whiteness

Ist Teil von

• Whose Middle Ages?, 2019, p.220-232

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

New York, USA: Fordham University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This post from the white nationalist website Stormfront illustrates the contemporary function of the so-called “ Celtic” cross as a racist dog whistle. The phrase “Celtic cross” is used to describe a variety of cross-in-circle designs, and while it is an ancient symbol, its modern manifestations often muddy the distinctions among ancient, medieval, and modern cultures in Europe and America. More insidiously, the term “Celtic” in this context brings a long, post-medieval history of nationalism and white supremacism to bear on the image. Here, I use Irish examples— and the history of tension between Irish and African Americans specifically— to