White Mythic Space : : Racism, the First World War, and ›Battlefield 1‹ / / Stefan Aguirre Quiroga.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Aguirre Quiroga, Stefan,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Video Games and the Humanities , 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XI, 163 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; List of Tables and Figures --; Introduction --; Between Myth and History --; Defending the White Mythic Space --; Aftermath, Conclusion, and Future --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110729306; 9783110766820; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110992960; 9783110992939
• ISSN: 2700-0400
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110729306
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Stefan Aguirre Quiroga.

The fall of 2016 saw the release of the widely popular First World War video game Battlefield 1. Upon the game's initial announcement and following its subsequent release, Battlefield 1 became the target of an online racist backlash that targeted the game's inclusion of soldiers of color. Across social media and online communities, players loudly proclaimed the historical inaccuracy of black soldiers in the game and called for changes to be made that correct what they considered to be a mistake that was influenced by a supposed political agenda. Through the introduction of the theoretical framework of the ‘White Mythic Space’, this book seeks to investigate the reasons behind the racist rejection of soldiers of color by Battlefield 1 players in order to answer the question: Why do individuals reject the presence of people of African descent in popular representations of history?