{"product_id":"the-black-migrant-athlete-9780803288478","title":"The Black Migrant Athlete","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyses the construction of race in Western societies through a study of the black African migrant athlete. Munene Franjo Mwaniki presents ten black African migrant athletes as a conceptual starting point to interrogate the nuances of white supremacy and of the migrant and immigrant experience with a global perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Using extensive archival news database research, the author examines representations of these athletes in terms of racial and national stereotypes. Mwaniki's particular strength here is in his multilayered analyses. He skillfully examines how the athletes themselves navigate both positive and negative media representations, explores the ways their reactions impact their identity, and finally considers what those representations mean to the larger African and Western communities. Scholars of race, media, and nationalism, among other areas, will find this work to be a valuable contribution to the field.\"—A. Curtis, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mwaniki’s text is an absolute must read: it is groundbreaking, captivating, eye-opening, and truly innovative in its discussions of the representation of the Black African migrant. . . . Whether situated in the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other part of the Western world, I implore scholars to read this book and engage with its dominant messages.\"—Rory Magrath, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging, timely, and important, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Migrant Athlete\u003c\/i\u003e carves out new ground within discussions of sport and society with its focus on migration, African athletes, and media representations. Truly novel and innovative, this is a must-read.”—David J. Leonard, author of \u003ci\u003ePlaying While White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Black Migrant Athlete\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating analysis of media representations of African immigrant athletes. . . . Mwaniki expertly shows that [a] contradiction lies at the heart of paternalistic loathing that greets even the most privileged African immigrants to the West.”—Monica McDermott, associate professor of sociology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and author of \u003ci\u003eWorking Class White: The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Ground-breaking. . . . An original and timely text that encourages us to think globally, historically, and critically about the myriad situated ways that black migrant athletes are rendered variously similar and Other in the Western imagination.”—Daniel Burdsey, deputy head of research in the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton and author of \u003ci\u003eRace, Place, and the Seaside: Postcards from the Edge \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Black African Immigration to the West\u003cbr\u003e 1. Race and Sport: Situating the Black African Athlete\u003cbr\u003e 2. Everyday Othering: Boundary Making and Maintenance\u003cbr\u003e 3. Model Minorities: Origin Stories, Hard Workers, and Humanitarians\u003cbr\u003e 4. “Bad” Blacks: Contingent Acceptance and Essentialized Blackness\u003cbr\u003e 5. Immigrant Reception: Nationalism, Identity, Politics, and Resistance\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Diasporic Athlete: Blackness and Meaning in the African Diaspora\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Sporting Migrant: Antiblack Racism and the Foreign Other\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: Methodology and Data-Gathering Procedures\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Individuals in the Study\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405285957975,"sku":"9780803288478","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803288478.jpg?v=1730489495","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-black-migrant-athlete-9780803288478","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}