ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOLLIWOG
From the name of a doll character in children's books by Bertha Upton (died 1912), US writer, and Florence Upton (died 1922), US illustrator.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLLIWOG»
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golliwog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
golliwog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advertising and Popular Culture: Studies in Variety and ...
Soon after the publication of the first book and its success, the Golliwog quickly
became a commercial symbol appearing on many types of products, toys,
postcards, games, novelties and food products. Claude Debussy's Suite "
Children's ...
Sammy Richard Danna, 1992
2
Colonial Advertising & Commodity Racism
dandy or ›coon‹, with the golliwog clearly inheriting the vividly coloured, mock-
gentlemanly attire of the latter. Minstrelsy also commonly portrayed the black
male as a born thief, a stereotypical attribution perpetuated by Blyton. In one of
her ...
Wulf D. Hund, Michael Pickering, Anandi Ramamurthy, 2013
3
Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words ...
Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language's most common expressions.
4
Eurojazzland: Jazz and European Sources, Dynamics, and Contexts
One way or another, Golliwog's Cakewalk, the Ragtime du Paquebot, and the ''
Fugue'' from La Création du monde deal with this double desacralization.
Debussy's Desacralization of the Wagnerian Imaginary In Golliwog's Cakewalk,
just ...
Luca Cerchiari, Laurent Cugny, Franz Kerschbaumer, 2012
5
De-familiarizing Readings: Essays from the Austin Joyce ...
7 Margot Norris includes the following note in her recent critical edition of
Dubliners: “The word 'goloshes' may remind Gretta of 'christy minstrels' by way of
the word 'golliwog'—another racial stereotype in the form of a grotesque,
animated ...
Alan Warren Friedman, Charles Rossman, 2009
6
Sound Art and Spatial Practices: Situating Sound ...
sculpture (in which the same music is continuously looped).59 “Golliwog!”
assembles a dense collage of archival recordings—auctions, crowds, a rodeo, a
wedding party in which someone remarks “Look at that cake!,” a bingo game, a
windup ...
7
Under Siege: Racial Violence in Britain
Lewisham Council spent £15,000 on a video to combat the influence of the
golliwog. The GLC banned Robertson's jam and marmalade from its canteens
because the firm used the golliwog as a branding device. Hackney's Race
Relations ...
8
Debussy and the Fragment
The juxtaposition of the Golliwog's dance, forming the outer sections of the work,
with the satirical quotation of the famous Tristan chord in the style of a “music-hall
ballad,”6 in the middle section, is purposefully awkward, and that awkwardness ...
9
Buy Golly!: the history of Black collectables [sic]
Clinton Derricks is an authority and avid collector on golliwog dolls, which are very popular in England.
Clinton Derricks-Carroll, 2005
10
Complying With Colonialism: Gender, Race and Ethnicity in ...
The logo printed on the wrapper represents a caricature of a black face
reiterating the old 'Golliwog'1 representations: mouth agape, huge whites of the
eyes, nappy hair, and earrings. The shocked parliamentarian considered the ...
Ms Suvi Keskinen, Ms Sari Irni, Professor Diana Mulinari, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOLLIWOG»
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golliwog is used in the context of the following news items.
Majek Fashek: Journey From Bob Marley's Heir-Apparent To …
In one single lifetime, a man once adored, even revered by Rastafarians has been transformed from a reggae god to golliwog, foisted with a ... «Entertainment Express, Jul 15»
The hairway to heaven
... where people wear outrageously shaped and coloured ones — or matches where fans wear hideous multi-coloured golliwog-like wigs. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Cooks and Memsahibs: The mistress-slave syndrome in 20th …
... whom we named the Golliwog in those politically incorrect times, because he had a wonderful beaming smile and a seemingly untameable ... «Scroll.in, Jun 15»
Original Milo bar, Bertie Beetles, Pollywaffle: lollies that didn't last
I can't remember what year Golliwog biscuits in Australia got turned into "Scalliwags" but it wasn't too long ago pic.twitter.com/BrNcSCcuUR. «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
Terry Sue-Patt: what became of the boy who was Grange Hill's …
Racism (Benny was called a golliwog by one pupil), heroin addiction, bullying, obesity, rape, autism .... Terry said, 'I am reclaiming the golliwog. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
The Little Death review: Sex talk
... his neighbours by giving them packages of Golliwog cookies, trusting that the rush of nostalgia will overwhelm his more disturbing revelation. «National Post, Jun 15»
Liveblog: EuroPride 2015 in Riga (CLOSED)
One was wearing a none-too-subtle 'golliwog' type wig. At their feet was a sort of rough series of hieroglyphs that seemed to indicate either they ... «Public broadcasting of Latvia, Jun 15»
Trigger Warning: Is the fear of Giving Offence Killing Free Speech …
Should Carol Thatcher have been cast into oblivion by the BBC for using in the Green Room the word golliwog in much the same sense as ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
Golly dolls for sale in Scots post-office near primary school sparks …
The golliwog had infamously been the mascot of Paisley product Robertson's Jam until it was ditched in 2002. Shop owner Tommy Lynch, 66, ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
BBC halt interview because campaigner is wearing a golliwog …
But when Mr Artwell turned up for his big moment with a golliwog tied around his neck, the Beeb got hot under the collar. BBC halt interview ... «Metro, Jan 15»
