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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, SEP 25, 2006
Author: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, DEC 25, 2006
Author: Sports Illustrated Kids, September 2006
Author: When Baseball Isn't White, Straight and Male
Author: Lisa Doris AlexanderPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786471131
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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This book analyzes how sportswriters have discussed issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present. Each chapter looks at the media representations of a specific controversy--the 1998 home-run chase, Alex Rodriguez's historic contract signing, Barry Bonds' home runs, Mike Piazza's "I am not gay" press conference, Effa Manley's Hall of Fame induction, the celebration of Jackie Robinson's legacy, as well as the various incidents involving performance-enhancing drugs. The author puts it together and reveals what messages are being conveyed by the issues.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, DEC 15, 2006
Author: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, SEPT. 18, 2006
Author: Sports Illustrated, January 9, 2006
Author: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, OCT 9, 2006
Author: From Jack Johnson to Lebron James
Author: Chris LambPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803285248
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 459
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The campaign for racial equality in sports has both reflected and affected the campaign for racial equality in the United States. Some of the most significant and publicized stories in this campaign in the twentieth century have happened in sports, including, of course, Jackie Robinson in baseball; Jesse Owens, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos in track; Arthur Ashe in tennis; and Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali in boxing. Long after the full integration of college and professional athletics, race continues to play a major role in sports. Not long ago, sportswriters and sportscasters ignored racial issues. They now contribute to the public's evolving racial attitudes on issues both on and off the field, ranging from integration to self-determination to masculinity. From Jack Johnson to LeBron James examines the intersection of sports, race, and the media in the twentieth century and beyond. The essays are linked by a number of questions, including: How did the black and white media differ in content and context in their reporting of these stories? How did the media acknowledge race in their stories? Did the media recognize these stories as historically significant? Considering how media coverage has evolved over the years, the essays begin with the racially charged reporting of Jack Johnson's reign as heavyweight champion and carry up to the present, covering the media narratives surrounding the Michael Vick dogfighting case in a supposedly post-racial era and the media's handling of LeBron James's announcement to leave Cleveland for Miami.
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