Mascot nation : the controversy over Native American representations in sports /

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The issue of Native American mascots in sports raises passions but also a raft of often-unasked questions. Which voices get a hearing in an argument? What meanings do we ascribe to mascots? Who do these Indians and warriors really represent? The authors go beyond the media bluster to reassess the ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Billings, Andrew C. (Author), Black, Jason Edward (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Indians as mascots.
Sports team mascots > Social aspects > United States.
Sports spectators > United States > Attitudes.
Indians in popular culture > United States.
Peuples autochtones (Mascottes)
Équipes sportives > Mascottes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Supporters > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Peuples autochtones dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies.
SPORTS & RECREATION / History.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports.
Indians in popular culture.
Sports spectators > Attitudes.
Sports team mascots > Social aspects.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : for whom does the Indian stand? For whom does the mascot stand?
  • Framing the mascot through self-categorization
  • The Native American mascot in the western gaze : reading the mascot through a postcolonial lens
  • Online debate on the acceptability of the Washington NFL mascot
  • Deconstructing the mascot, part 1 : names and textual fields
  • Deconstructing the mascot, part 2 : visual symbols
  • Deconstructing the mascot, part 3 : rituals and performances
  • What Is lost? : the perceived stakes of recent and potential mascot removals
  • W(h)ither the mascot? : pathways through the logics of Native American mascotting.

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