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Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and Off the Field

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Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and Off the Field - Leonard, David J
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"Offering [an] analysis of athletic stars such as Johnny Manziel, Marshall Henderson, Jordan Spieth, Lance Armstrong, [and] Josh Hamilton, as well as the predominantly white cultures of NASCAR and extreme sports, David Leonard identifies how whiteness is central to the commodification of athletes and the sports they play. [He argues] that sporting cultures are a key site in the trafficking of racial ideas, narratives, and ideologies, [positing that] white athletes are frequently characterized as intelligent leaders who are ...

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Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and Off the Field 2017, University of Washington Press, Seattle

ISBN-13: 9780295741888

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Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and off the Field 2017, University of Washington Press, Seattle

ISBN-13: 9780295741871

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