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Commodified and criminalized : new racism and African Americans in contemporary sports /
Commodified and Criminalized examines the centrality of sport to discussions of racial ideologies and racist practices in the 21st century. It disputes familiar refrains of racial progress, arguing that athletes sit in a contradictory position masked by the logics of new racism and dominant white ra...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
c2011.
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| Colección: | Perspectives on a multiracial America series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Commodified and Criminalized examines the centrality of sport to discussions of racial ideologies and racist practices in the 21st century. It disputes familiar refrains of racial progress, arguing that athletes sit in a contradictory position masked by the logics of new racism and dominant white racial frames. Contributors discuss athletes ranging from Tiger Woods and Serena Williams to Freddy Adu and Shani Davis. Through dynamic case studies, Commodified and Criminalized unpacks the conversation between black athletes and colorblind discourse, while challenging the assumptions of contempora. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 262 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442206793 1442206799 9781442206786 1442206780 |