Black Collegiate Athletes and the Neoliberal State

Dreaming from Bended Knee

Albert Y. Bimper Jr. (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2021
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-8955-0 (ISBN)

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This study examines sociocultural productions of power, knowledge, identity, and resistance through the lens of race in collegiate athletics. The author argues that neoliberal structures have reimagined and reconstructed athletes’ lived experiences and have perpetuated racial inequality through collegiate sport.

This study analyzes sociocultural productions of power, knowledge, identity, and resistance through the lens of race in collegiate athletics. Drawing on research at multiple institutions, the author examines the lived experiences of current black student athletes pursuing their education and competing for elite NCAA Division 1 athletic departments. The author situates the experiences of black athletes within the complexities of the American dream, arguing that neoliberal beliefs and practices have perpetuated racial inequality through the system of collegiate sport.

Albert Y. Bimper Jr. is assistant vice president and associate professor of African American studies at Colorado State University.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Sport, Identity, and Culture
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 219 mm
Gewicht	386 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4985-8955-3 / 1498589553
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-8955-0 / 9781498589550
Zustand	Neuware