| Commodified and Criminalized: New Racism and African Americans in Contemporary Sports Contributor(s): Leonard, David J. (Editor), King, C. Richard (Editor), Andrews, David L. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1442206780 ISBN-13: 9781442206786 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $43.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 796.089 |
| Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.06" W x 8.99" (0.92 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 contemporary sports culture. The contributors in this provocative collection push the conversation beyond the playing field and beyond the racial landscape of sports culture to explore the connections between sports representations and a broader history of racialized violence. |