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Author:

Kusz, Kyle, 1972-

Title:

Revolt of the white athlete : race, media and the emergence of extreme athletes in America / Kyle Kusz.

Publisher:

Peter Lang,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xii, 214 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Masculinity in sports--United States.
Whites--Race identity--United States.
Mass media and sports--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-209) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the revolt of the white (male) athlete will be televised -- Image is not everything : Andre Agassi, Generation X, and white masculinity -- The new, new Andre Agassi : the cultural politics of white male redemption -- Extreme America : interrogating the racial and gender politics of media narratives about extreme sports -- 'I want to be the minority' : the politics of youthful white masculinities in American sport and popular culture in 1990s America -- White boyz in the hood : examining the cultural politics of Dogtown and Z Boys -- Lance America : interrogating the politics of the national fantasy of Lance Armstrong -- Conclusion : notes on some white guys in post-9/11 America.

Series:

Intersections in communications and culture, 1528-610X ; v. 14

ISBN:

9780820472515 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0820472514 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55487964

LCCN:

2004011675

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)