Description
Book SynopsisIn recent years, there has been increased attention garnered toward activism in sport within the United States. In 2016, Colin Kaepernick's activist act of taking a knee during the national anthem before National Football League games sparked a nationwide debate on the intersection of sports, race, and politics. Kaepernick's actions were a part of a long lineage of activism in and through sport. Prior accounts of African American activism in and through sport have been limited in the following eight areas: (1) primarily focused on one type of activism (e.g., symbolic protests/boycotts); (2) a lack of differentiation between activism and borderline activist actions (e.g., agency, pioneering, and advocacy); (3) a lack of emphasis on hybrid resistance; (4) a focus on athletes and teams versus sportspersons (i.e., media, scholars, business leaders, and community members) and institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities, athletic programs, and conferences) more broadl
Table of Contents
List of Tables – Acknowledgments – Introduction – A Sociohistorical Overview of African American Resistance in the United States – Theoretical Foundations for Understanding African American Resistance in and through Sport – Complexity and Contingency: Borderline Activism and Hybrid Resistance in and beyond Sport – (Un)Popular Resistance: Public Demonstrations and Sport as a Platform for Activism – Resistance in Sport: The Pursuit of Institutional Reform – Resistance through Sport: The Pursuit of Social Justice and Societal Change – The Future of African American Resistance in and through Sport – Index.
