From Inferior to Superior: Reversing the Stereotype About East African Runners (1954-1966)
This article documents and analyzes the historical shift that occurred from 1954 to 1966 in a stereotype affecting Black athletes (African or of African descent) competing in long-distance running. The aim is to understand how athletes, initially considered unfit for this discipline, came to be rega...
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Appartenances & Altérités
2026
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | This article documents and analyzes the historical shift that occurred from 1954 to 1966 in a stereotype affecting Black athletes (African or of African descent) competing in long-distance running. The aim is to understand how athletes, initially considered unfit for this discipline, came to be regarded as unbeatable. This change illustrates a disconnect between the persistence of racial prejudice regarding the physical otherness of Black people and the shift in the content of the underlying stereotype from inferiority to its complete opposite: superiority. |
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