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
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