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“Convoluted Iconography Notwithstanding”: Competing Interpretations of Flag Use during the Immigration Law Protests of 2006
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- Knowlton, Steven A. (Author)
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“Convoluted Iconography Notwithstanding”: Competing Interpretations of Flag Use during the Immigration Law Protests of 2006
Abstract
Protests against proposed immigration laws arose in cities across the United States during the spring of 2006. Many of the attendees were Latino, and waved flags. At first, flags of Mexico and other Latin American countries were displayed. Following negative reactions in the media, protest organizers asked rallygoers to fly the U.S. flag alongside or instead of the flags of Latin American countries. This article traces the history of flag-flying at these immigration protests, analyzes the motives of those displaying flags, and discusses the reaction to the display of Latin American flags. The disputed meanings imputed to the use of flags by the protesters and those who objected to the use of the flags is discussed in terms of symbolic conflict.
Publication
Raven: A Journal of Vexillology
Publisher
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA)
Date
2023
Volume
30
Pages
23-52
Journal Abbr
Raven
ISSN
1071-0043
Archive
NAVA Digital Library
Language
[eng] English
Library Catalog
NAVA Publications Index (NPI) // International Vexillological Index (IVI)
License
open access
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[IVI.CID] 70d7799b-57c7-4e99-9d5e-f5423e9426a3
Citation
Knowlton, Steven A. 2023. “‘Convoluted Iconography Notwithstanding’: Competing Interpretations of Flag Use during the Immigration Law Protests of 2006.” Raven: A Journal of Vexillology 30: 23–52. NAVA Digital Library. https://www.nava.org/digital-library/Raven_v30_2023_p23-52.pdf.
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