The Geographical Imagination of Barack Obama Representing Race and Space in America

被引:3
作者
Kruse, Robert J., II [1 ]
机构
[1] West Liberty Univ, Geog, West Liberty, VA 26074 USA
关键词
Obama; race; space; geographical imagination;
D O I
10.1353/sgo.0.0049
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
It has been noted that the geographical work on race and space has often overlooked the geographies of individual African-Americans. This paper adds to the literature on race and space by focusing upon Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Unusual in many ways, Obama offers the opportunity to combine two types of analysis in this paper. First, his memoir, Dreams From My Father, is treated as a geographical text through which we may gain insight into his geographical imagination. Second, this paper discusses the spatialization of racial identities, particularly whiteness, that have informed the public's impressions of Obama. Together, these discussions may help us to understand the point at which Barack Obama's personal geographies intersect with larger racialized landscapes that show increasing hybridity and permeability.
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页码:221 / 239
页数:19
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