Anthropologists, for one, have long been uncomfortable with the way in which the notion of ‘culture’ has been used in pernicious or problematic ways which can result in racism, essentialism, ‘othering’, exotification or simply a lack of precision. This discomfort is captured in James Clifford’s often quoted phrase in the introduction to The Predicament of…
Category: Swimming and Racial Discrimination
Bl-aquaphobia
The work of Ed Accura is definitely worth checking out. A short trailer of the film ‘Blacks Can’t Swim’ can be found through the link to Youtube below: Similarly, the Guardian features an article on Ed Accura’s work below. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/04/i-was-the-only-black-kid-in-the-pool-why-swimming-is-so-white
An Anthropology of Swimming 