Baseball as mediated Latinidad : race, masculinity, nationalism, and performances of identity /

"Builds on historical and critical race perspectives to analyze the recruitment and use of (im)migrant Latin/o American bodies in major league baseball, and locates baseball as a site of Latino masculinity and identity negotiation for understanding nationalist anxieties and tensions over race,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rudolph, Jennifer Domino, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2020]
Colección:Global Latin/o Americas.
Temas:
Hispanic American baseball players > Social conditions.
Baseball > Social aspects > United States.
Masculinity in sports > Social aspects.
Nationalism and sports > United States.
Hispanic American baseball players > Race identity.
Joueurs de base-ball américains d'origine latino-américaine > Conditions sociales.
Base-ball > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Masculinité dans les sports > Aspect social.
Nationalisme et sports > États-Unis.
Joueurs de base-ball américains d'origine latino-américaine > Identité ethnique.
Baseball > Social aspects.
Nationalism and sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "La crema de Sammy Sosa": MLB and transnational constructions of race, class, and gender
  • Who may sing the National Anthem?: MLB, the WBC, and representations of Latin/o American nationalisms
  • "Aquí (no) se habla español!": MLB, Media, and the racialization of Spanish language use
  • "You can't walk off the island": MLB's racialized labor structure and the pressure to produce from the academia to the major leagues
  • "The Blizzard of Oz," "A-Fraud," "Manny Being Manny," and "Deadbeat Dad": MLB and the limits of Latino character
  • Conclusion: "Yo quiero jugar como David Ortiz": final thoughts on race and the viability of MLB's Latin/o American dream in the US context.

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