Commodified and criminalized : new racism and African Americans in contemporary sports / edited by David J. Leonard and C. Richard King.

Other author Leonard, David J. (David Jason), 1973-
Other author King, C. Richard, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 262 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPerspectives on a multiracial America series
Perspectives on a multiracial America series. ^A701099
Contents America's new son: Tiger Woods and America's multiculturalism / C.L. Cole, David L. Andrews -- Sister Act VI: Venus and Serena Williams at Indian Wells: "sincere fictions" and white racism / Nancy E. Spencer -- Ghettocentrism and the essentialized black male athlete / David L. Andrews, Ronald L. Mower, Michael L. Silk -- Why can't Kobe pass (the ball)? Race and the NBA in an age of neoliberalism / Anoop Mirpuri -- One nation under a hoop: race, meritocracy, and messiahs in the NBA / Lisa Guerrero -- Much Adu about nothing? Freddy Adu and neoliberal racism in new millennium America / Kyle W. Kusz -- Me and Bonnie Blair: Shani Davis, racial myths, and the reiteration of the facts of blackness / C. Richard King -- The Dennis Rodman of hockey: Ray Emery and the policing of blackness in the Great White North / Stacy L. Lorenz, Rod Murray -- Contesting the closet: Sheryl Swoopes, racialized sexuality, and media culture / Samantha King -- "Life with no hoop": Black Pride, state power / Jared Sexton.
Local noteLittle-305131060162S
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010028542
ISBN9781442206779 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1442206772 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781442206793 (electronic : alk. paper)
ISBN1442206799 (electronic : alk. paper)

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