Policing Black Athletes: Racial Disconnect in Sports

ISBN-13: 9781433167874 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 286 str.

Vernon L. Andrews

Opis

This book explores how conflicts over diversity, culture, inclusion, exclusion, protest and control have been played out over the twentieth century in various sports and institutions, and what lessons we can learn from our overlapping-though at times, separate-cultural histories of Black and White.

Spis treści

Foreword: The Ripple Effect of Colin Kaepernick-Within and beyond the NFL - Acknowledgments - Introduction: Meet Your New Neighbor, Richard Sherman - "Act Like You've Been There Before!" The Age-Old Taunt of White Privilege - Exploring Sports Conduct and Cultural Identity - The Illegal Use of Black Expression: Before and After Muhammad Ali - The Interwoven Fabric of African American Sport, Church, and Community - Some Blacks Don't Dance and Some Blacks Don't Shout - Good & Bad Sportsmanship: Walter Camp, Hobey Baker, and Muhammad Ali - How White People Think - White Homes, Rural Settings and Reflections on Celebration Rules - Humility Abroad: New Zealand Sport, Women and the Tall Poppy Syndrome - Fans, Celebrations, and NCAA Rules - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index.

O autorze

Dr. Vernon L. Andrews obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with an emphasis in race and ethnicity, sport, and social psychology. He has published numerous academic and non-academic essays on African American culture and history. Raised in Oakland, California, he attends Burning Man annually.