#3888. Covert Linguistic Racisms and the (Re-)Production of White Supremacy

September 2026publication date
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Abstract:
This research explores the potent role of covert linguistic racisms as practices critical for maintenance and transmission of white supremacy (Spears 1999, 20XX). Though most Whites benefit from the structural violence of white supremacy, many disclaim their belief in racial hierarchies or participation in racist projects. Though they reject overt racism, they are more open to the effects of covert racism in reproducing racialized categories and naturalizing the patterns of political-economic stratification associated with white supremacy. Two instances of covert racism directed at Native Americans--the academic pejoration of traditional narratives of the Indigenous language communities and anonymous internet-circulating jokes. The indexical consistency of these racializing practices over time and scales of circulation are linked to settler-colonialism and settler-capitalism as part of the larger project of white supremacy.
Keywords:
covert linguistic racism; racialization of Native Americans; settler capitalism; white supremacy

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