The noted cultural critic Gerald Early explores the intersection of race and sports, and our deeper, often contradictory attitudes toward the athletes we glorify. What desires and anxieties are encoded in our worship of (or disdain for) high-performance athletes? What other, invisible contests unfold when we watch a sporting event?
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A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports
The noted cultural critic Gerald Early explores the intersection of race and sports, and our deeper, often contradictory attitudes toward the athletes we glorify. What desires and anxieties are encoded in our worship of (or disdain for) high-performance athletes? What other, invisible contests unfold when we watch a sporting event?
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ISBN-13: | 9780674060869 |
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Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication date: | 08/15/2011 |
Series: | Alain Locke Lecture Series |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 288 |
File size: | 245 KB |
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