Beyond C. L. R. James : shifting boundaries of race and ethnicity in sports / edited by John Nauright, Alan G. Cobley, and David K. Wiggins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nauright, John, 1962-

Cobley, Alan Gregor.

Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Race identity.

Sports.

Sports--Social aspects.

Racism in sports.

Physical Description:

xii, 400 pages

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2014.

Summary:

Beyond C. L. R. James brings together essays analyzing the interconnections among race, ethnicity, and sport. Published in memory of C. L. R. James, the revolutionary sociologist and writer from Trinidad who penned the famous autohiographical account of cricket titled Beyond a Boundary, this collection covers everything from Aborigines in sport and cricket and minstrel shows in Australia to Zulu stick fighting and football and racism in northern Ireland. The essays, divided into four sections that include introductory comments by each editor, are written by some of the more well-known sport historians in the world and characterized by a focus on the role of culture and sport in society in the context of both political economies and the state as well as colonial and postcolonial struggles. Included also are discussions on how sport at once brings people together, shapes the identities of its participants, and reflects the continuing search for social justice. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Studying Race and Ethnicity in Sport

Introduction / John Nauright Nauright, John 3

1 Beyond C. L. R. James's Beyond a Boundary: From Liberation and Nationalism to Globalization and Commodification in the West Indies / Sir Hilary McD. Beckles Beckles, Hilary McD., Sir 7

2 I Ambiguity within the Boundary: Rereading C. L. R. James's Beyond a Boundary / Malcolm Maclean Maclean, Malcolm 17

3 Embodied Identities: Sport and Race in South Africa / Douglas Booth Booth, Douglas, John Nauright Nauright, John 41

4 Indigenous Australians and Sport: Critical Reflections / Daryl Adair Adair, Daryl 63

5 Beyond Black and White: A Study of the Luis Suarez-Patrice Evra Controversy / Verner Møller Møller, Verner 77

II Race and Ethnicity in Historical Context

Introduction / David K. Wiggins Wiggins, David K. 95

6 On Display: Cricket and Minstrel Shows in Australia's Colonial Far North, 1869-1911 / Matthew Stephen Stephen, Matthew 99

7 Competitive Combat, Warrior Bodies, and Zulu Sport: The Gender Relations of Stick Fighting in South Africa, 1800-1930 / Benedict Carton Carton, Benedict, Robert Morrell Morrell, Robert 125

8 Ethnicity in Black and White: Immigration, Sport, and the Italian Quest for Identity in the United States / Gerald R. Gems Gems, Gerald R. 145

9 "The Tuskegee Flash" and "the Slender Harlem Stroker": Black Women Athletes on the Margins / Jennifer H. Lansbury Lansbury, Jennifer H. 159

III Ethnicity, Migration, Bodies, and Sport

Introduction / John Nauright Nauright, John

10 Tamales, Tapetes, and Basketball: Signs of Oaxacan Ethnicity in the United States / Charles Fruehling Springwood Springwood, Charles Fruehling 183

11 Sport in Migrant Communities: Transnational Spaces and Gender Relations / Gertrud Pfister Pfister, Gertrud 195

12 Masculinities beyond Otherness: Cricket, Gender, and Ethnicity in Oslo, Norway / Thomas Michael Walle Walle, Thomas Michael 211

13 Ethnicity, National Identity, and Cricket in Contemporary Trinidad and Tobago / Anand Rampersad Rampersad, Anand 239

IV Crossing Boundaries/Maintaining Boundaries

Introduction / Alan G. Cobley Cobley, Alan G. 255

14 Into the Great White Yonder: Stabilizing and Transcending Whiteness in Alternative Sports / Michael Atkinson Atkinson, Michael, Kevin Young Young, Kevin 259

15 A Unique Social Tapestry: Football, Sectarianism, and Racism in Northern Ireland / David Hassan Hassan, David, Ken McHue McHue, Ken 279

16 "Who Do 'They' Cheer For?" Cricket, Diaspora, Hybridity, and Divided Loyalties among British Asians / Thomas Fletcher Fletcher, Thomas 293

17 Usain Bolt, Celebration at Ninety: A Spatial Analysis of the Beijing 2008 Men's 100-Meter Final / James A. McBean Jr. McBean, James A., Jr., Michael Friedman Friedman, Michael, Collie Batts Batts, Collie 313.

ISBN:

1557286493

9781557286499

OCLC:

882602379