Darwin's Athletes - How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of Race

Informationen zum Autor Hoberman, the author of Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and Dehumanization of Sport, lives in Austin, Texas. Klappentext DARWIN'S ATHLETES focuses on society's fixation with black athletic achievement. Hoberman argues that this obsession has come to play a troubling role in African American life and our country's race relations. Rich, flamboyant superstars lend credence to age-old prejudices, recycled "scientific" theories denigrating black intelligence, and stereotypes of black violence. This portrayal of black identity encourages a disdain for academic achievement already too widespread among black males. Darwin's Athletes is a powerful indictment of modern sport's racial spectacle.

About the author

Hoberman, the author of Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and Dehumanization of Sport, lives in Austin, Texas.

Summary

DARWIN'S ATHLETES focuses on society's fixation with black athletic achievement. Hoberman argues that this obsession has come to play a troubling role in African American life and our country's race relations. Rich, flamboyant superstars lend credence to age-old prejudices, recycled "scientific" theories denigrating black intelligence, and stereotypes of black violence. This portrayal of black identity encourages a disdain for academic achievement already too widespread among black males. Darwin's Athletes is a powerful indictment of modern sport's racial spectacle.

Product details

• Authors: John Hoberman, John M. Hoberman, John Milton Hoberman
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.1997
• EAN: 9780395822920
• ISBN: 978-0-395-82292-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Basketball, Baseball, American Football, Ethnic Studies, Sport: general, United States of America, USA, Fishing, angling, Hunting or shooting animals and game, SPORTS & RECREATION: History, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / History, SPORTS & RECREATION: Football, SPORTS & RECREATION: Hunting, SPORTS & RECREATION: Sports Psychology, SPORTS & RECREATION: Essays, SPORTS & RECREATION: Basketball, SPORTS & RECREATION: Shooting, Relating to African American / Black American people, Target shooting