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Nov 28, 2022 · The Deep Cultural Structure of Sport A final factor that significantly structures the meaning and effectiveness of race-based athletic activism involves the cultural norms about and surrounding sport—its idealized status in the public imaginary and ideological conceptions about itself. While a full explication of what might be called the “deep cultural structure” of sport is beyond the ...
Part of the explanation for the perpetuation of ‘race’ talk and the relative lack of concern with its impact on education and wider society is focused on how the sovereignty of sport and PE trumps wider social concerns of ‘race’ and racism because of at least four factors: (1) the liberal left discourses of sporting utopianism, (2) the ‘race’ logic that pervades sport, based upon ...
Oct 8, 2021 · Finally, the issue finishes with a reflexive book review produced by Konoval on the book entitled ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Racism in Sports coaching by Steven Bradbury, Jim Lusted, and Jacco van Sterkenburg. We hope this Special Issue is a provocation to the readers of EJSS, particularly those with an interest in sport, race, and ethnicity.
- Adam Brian Evans, Sine Agergaard, Paul Ian Campbell, Kevin Hylton, Kevin Hylton, Verena Lenneis
- 2021
2012. This book marks the first anthology to explore intersections of race with the constructions of gender, sexuality, class, and ability within the context of Canadian sport settings. Written by a collection of emerging and established scholars, this book is broadly organised around three interrelated areas: historical approaches to the study ...
- Janelle Joseph
Carrington opens Race, Sport and Politics by boldly claiming that ‘The black athlete was created on 26 December 1908 in a boxing ring in Sydney, Australia’ (p.1). On that day, the black American boxer Jack Johnson defeated the white Canadian Tommy Burns to become the first black World Heavyweight Champion.
- Ben Carrington
There was a clear focus on using sport to bring people together in a safe environment. This is reflected in a later question that examines why sport is an ideal medium. Interestingly, almost a third work directly with perpetrators of racism, looking to directly remedy racist behavior. understanding / reduce tension.
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Sport is defined as “institutionalized competitive activities that involve rigorous physical exertion or the use of relatively complex physical skills by participants motivated by internal and external rewards” (Coakley, 2004, p. 21). This definition presents sport as an institution and as an institution it holds a specific place in our ...
