Indian Spectacle : College Mascots and the Anxiety of Modern America /

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"In recent decades U.S. colleges and universities have been prone to changing athletic conference affiliations, seeking increased public prestige, building fan bases, and, of course, growing revenues. Such moves are driven by a very realistic set of calculations: in 2010 the collective revenue...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guiliano, Jennifer
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sports team mascots > Social aspects.
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Indians as mascots.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Équipes sportives > Mascottes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Indiens d'Amerique (Mascottes)
Indians of North America > Social conditions > 20th century.
Sports team mascots > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • King football and game-day spectacle
  • An Indian versus a Colonial legend
  • And the band played narratives of American expansion
  • The limitations of halftime spectacle
  • Student investment in university identities
  • Indian bodies performing athletic identity
  • Conclusion.

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