Playing while White : privilege and power on and off the field / David J. Leonard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leonard, David J. (David Jason), 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism in sports--United States.

Racism in sports.

Sports--Social aspects--United States.

Sports.

Sports--Social aspects.

United States.

White people--Race identity--United States.

White people.

White people--Race identity.

Physical Description:

x, 308 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Playing While White argues that whiteness matters in sports culture, both on and off the field. Offering critical analysis of athletic stars such as Johnny Manziel, Marshall Henderson, Jordan Spieth, Lance Armstrong, 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. Leonard demonstrates that sporting cultures are a key site in the trafficking of racial ideas, narratives, and ideologies. He identifies how white athletes are frequently characterized as intelligent leaders who are presumed innocent of the kinds of transgressions black athletes are often pathologized for. With an analysis of the racial dynamics of sports traditions as varied as football, cycling, hockey, baseball, tennis, snowboarding and soccer, as well the reception and media portrayals of specific white athletes, Leonard examines how and why whiteness matters within sports and what that tells us about race in the twenty-first century United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Notes

Introduction

The Scrappy White Leader

He Got Brains: Whiteness and Intelligence on and off the Court

Talking Trash (While White): A Betrayal of Tradition or a Sign of Competitive Leadership?

White Thugs? Crime and the Culture of Innocence

Getting High: The New Jim Crow and White Athletes

Redemption and Character Building: Mistakes While White

(White) Women and Sports: Selling White Femininity

Driving While White: The World of NASCAR

Playing the White Way: From the Cardinals to Badgers

Sporting Cultures and White Victims

Work cited.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780295741871

0295741872

9780295741888

0295741880

OCLC:

963744546