
Not Playing Around
Intersectional Identities, Media Representation, and the Power of Sport
Lexington Books (Publisher)
Published on 19. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-1-7936-5469-4 (ISBN)
Description
A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title
This book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an analysis of the power of media and sports, focusing on the intersectionality of identity, politics, social justice, and social movements within this context. Contributors examine how identities coalesce in sports and discuss the ways in which sports provide spaces for marginalized communities and create unique platforms that shift how society defines identity. Athletes' identities and actions-and mass media's representation thereof-can influence both the perceptions of society as a whole and how individuals view themselves, contributors argue. Each chapter delves into how different aspects of identity, including race, gender, disability, and sexuality, have developed and influenced social change, with a strong focus on lived experiences of both scholars and athletes from marginalized communities. Scholars of media studies, communication, sociology, and kinesiology may find this book particularly useful.
This book provides an accessible space for interdisciplinary scholarship and narrative through an analysis of the power of media and sports, focusing on the intersectionality of identity, politics, social justice, and social movements within this context. Contributors examine how identities coalesce in sports and discuss the ways in which sports provide spaces for marginalized communities and create unique platforms that shift how society defines identity. Athletes' identities and actions-and mass media's representation thereof-can influence both the perceptions of society as a whole and how individuals view themselves, contributors argue. Each chapter delves into how different aspects of identity, including race, gender, disability, and sexuality, have developed and influenced social change, with a strong focus on lived experiences of both scholars and athletes from marginalized communities. Scholars of media studies, communication, sociology, and kinesiology may find this book particularly useful.
Reviews / Votes
This collection of articles by authors from different disciplines and continents, including North America, South America, and Europe, focuses on identity politics of marginalized communities participating in sport and how it can impact the wider culture. Overall, the book argues that sport provides the space for the participation and showcasing of marginalized identities, and that because sport operates as a public arena, it can shape the public view of these identities, serving as a vehicle for social change. The editors do not claim to provide an exhaustive examination of the topic but express their goal of highlighting some examples of how sport influences the cultural construction of identity by creating spaces for athletes to build community and showcase how different groups can coexist. The book should appeal to a broad audience given the popularity of sport, but especially because the voices of stakeholders are included. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals, as well as, general readers. * Choice Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
556 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7936-5469-4 (9781793654694)
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Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito | Tracy Everbach | Karen Weiller-Abels
Not Playing Around
Intersectional Identities, Media Representation, and the Power of Sport
E-Book
08/2022
1st Edition
Lexington Books
€36.99
Available for download
Persons
Dr. Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito is assistant professor of sport pedagogy and motor behavior at the University of North Texas.
Dr. Tracy Everbach is professor of digital/print journalism at the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
Dr. Karen Weiller-Abels is associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation at the University of North Texas.
Dr. Tracy Everbach is professor of digital/print journalism at the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas.
Dr. Karen Weiller-Abels is associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation at the University of North Texas.
Content
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: At the Confluence of Sport and Identity
Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito, Tracy Everbach, & Karen Weiller-Abels
SECTION I: Spaces that Define
1. "Keep it in the Locker Room": How Athletic Departments Stifle Controversy and Dissent
Frank D. LoMonte & Dionne L. Koller
Response: Restricting Athletes Speech Puts Athletic Programs at Risk
Paula Lavigne
2. On Balls, Players, Tackle Boxes, and Other Footballing Options: The Politics of Being in the NFL Rulebook
Joshua D. Rubin
Response: Football
Louis Jenkins
3. Shattering the Glass Ceiling Twice: Sports Journalism Framing of Katie Sowers
William P. Cassidy
Response: Women Succeed in Coaching and Family Life
Lisa Carlsen
4. Queer Recreation: LGBTQ Sporting Spaces, Community, and Impact
Austin R. Anderson & Eric Knee
Response: Voices From the Field
Warren Perry
5. A "Permissible Prejudice": An Exploration of the Systemic Ableist Barriers to Sport and Leisure Activities for Disabled People
Acknowledgments
Introduction: At the Confluence of Sport and Identity
Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito, Tracy Everbach, & Karen Weiller-Abels
SECTION I: Spaces that Define
1. "Keep it in the Locker Room": How Athletic Departments Stifle Controversy and Dissent
Frank D. LoMonte & Dionne L. Koller
Response: Restricting Athletes Speech Puts Athletic Programs at Risk
Paula Lavigne
2. On Balls, Players, Tackle Boxes, and Other Footballing Options: The Politics of Being in the NFL Rulebook
Joshua D. Rubin
Response: Football
Louis Jenkins
3. Shattering the Glass Ceiling Twice: Sports Journalism Framing of Katie Sowers
William P. Cassidy
Response: Women Succeed in Coaching and Family Life
Lisa Carlsen
4. Queer Recreation: LGBTQ Sporting Spaces, Community, and Impact
Austin R. Anderson & Eric Knee
Response: Voices From the Field
Warren Perry
5. A "Permissible Prejudice": An Exploration of the Systemic Ableist Barriers to Sport and Leisure Activities for Disabled People