When baseball isn't white, straight and male: the media and difference in the national pastime

"This book analyzes how sportswriters discuss issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age, and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present." -- Book cover

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Alexander, Lisa Doris ca. 20. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, NC [u.a.] McFarland 2013
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:"This book analyzes how sportswriters discuss issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age, and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present." -- Book cover
Beschreibung:1. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and the politics of race and nationality -- 2. "Out" on the field: homosexuality and our national pastime -- 3. $25 million man: Alex Rodríguez, objectification and money -- 4. Effa Manley and the politics of passing -- 5. Barry Bonds and the pursuit of dap -- 6. It's the end of the world as we know it: race and forgiveness in the era of performance-enhancing drugs -- 7. Who are we celebrating, anyway? Major League Baseball and the honoring of Jackie Robinson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-191) and index
Beschreibung:V, 194 S.
ISBN:9780786471133

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand!