Commodified and Criminalized: New Racism and African Americans in Contemporary Sports - Paperback

by David J. Leonard (Editor), C. Richard King (Editor), David L. Andrews (Contribution by)

Commodified and Criminalized examines the centrality of sport to discussions of racial ideologies and racist practices in the 21st century. It disputes familiar refrains of racial progress, arguing that athletes sit in a contradictory position masked by the logics of new racism and dominant white racial frames. Contributors discuss athletes ranging from Tiger Woods and Serena Williams to Freddy Adu and Shani Davis.

Author Biography

David J. Leonard is associate professor of critical culture, gender, and race studies at Washington State University . C. Richard King is professor and chair of critical culture, gender, and race studies at Washington State University.