1st Edition

'Race' and Sport Critical Race Theory

By Kevin Hylton Copyright 2009
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

Critical Race Theory provides a framework for exploring racism in society, taking into account the role of institutions and drawing on the experiences of those affected. Applied to the world of sport, this framework can reveal the underlying social mores and institutionalised prejudices that have helped perpetuate those racial stereotypes particular to sport, and those that permeate broader... Read more

1. Introduction: Defining Key Terms  2. Critical Race Theory  3. Researching ‘Race’  4. Whiteness and Sport  5. ‘Race’, Media and Sport with Ian Law  6. Anti-racism in Sport

Biography

Kevin Hylton

'a powerful, sophisticated and original contribution to critical scholarship on the racialized dynamics of sport', Professor David Gilbourne, Institute of Education, University of London