Race in American Sports

Essays
Herausgeber: Conyers, James L.

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Produktbeschreibung

These essays critically examine the issue of race in college and professional sports, beginning with the effects of stereotypes on black female college athletes, and the self-handicapping of black male college athletes. Also discussed is the movement of colleges between NCAA designated conferences, and the economic impact and effects on academics for blacks. An essay on baseball focuses on changes in Brooklyn during the Jackie Robinson years, and another essay on how the Leland Giants became a symbol of racial pride. Other essayists discuss the use of American Indian mascots, the Jeremy Lin spectacle surrounding Asians in pro sports, the need to hire more NFL coaches of color, and ideals of black male masculinity in boxing. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780786473199
• ISBN-10: 0786473193
• Artikelnr.: 40308600

Autorenporträt

The late James L. Conyers, Jr., winner of the Cheikh Anta Diop Ankh Award for Distinguished Research in the Discipline of African American Studies, was the director of the African American Studies Program and university professor of African American Studies at the University of Houston.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction
"As Girls See It": Writing Sport on the Margins of the Black Press (Rita
Liberti)
The Modern Day Black Sporting Experience: A Dialogue on Race (Billy
Hawkins, Joseph N. Cooper and Ashley Baker)
An Ethic of Care: Black Female College Athletes and Development (Akilah R.
Carter-Francique)
Right Place, Right Time: The Galvanization of Brooklyn During the Robinson
Years (Demetrius W. Pearson)
The Athletic Industrial Complex: Conference Realignment, Race and Title IX
(Earl Smith)
Encountering the Undead: An Open Letter on the Persistent Problem of Native
American Mascots (C. Richard King)
The Case for Tennessee State as an Expansion Member of the SWAC: Economic
Impact (J. Kenyatta Cavil)
The Leland Giants Baseball and Amusement Association: A Symbol of Race
Pride Through Self-Help, 1907-1911 (Michael E. Lomax)
A Fantasy in the Garden, a Fantasy America Wants to Believe: Jeremy Lin,
the NBA and Race Culture (David J. Leonard)
Institutional Barriers and Self-Handicapping Behaviors of Black Male
Student-Athletes: Catalysts for Underperformance in the Classroom (Gary A.
Sailes and Rebecca Milton Allen)
Why Do I Get Hit in the Face? Boxing as an Expression of Black Male
Masculinity (Ray V. Robertson)
The Fritz Pollard Alliance, the Rooney Rule and the Quest to Level the
Playing Field in the NFL (N. Jeremi Duru)
Does Race Matter? Core Character Matters (Edward "Will" Thomas)
Sacrifice, Modality, Inspiration and Triumph: An Afrocentric Analysis of
Race and Sport in America (James L. Conyers, Jr.)
Race, Colonization and the NFL Draft: A Fanonian Analysis of the
Interviewing of Black NFL Prospects (Drew Brown)
About the Contributors
Index