C. Richard King
Autore di Team Spirits: The Native American Mascots Controversy
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C. Richard King is a professor in the Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies at Washington State University. He is one of the leading scholars of contemporary American Indian Studies, and he also studies race and ethnicity more broadly. King is the author or editor of a number of mostra altro books, including Team Spirits: The Native American Mascot Controversy. mostra meno
Opere di C. Richard King
Animating Difference: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Contemporary Films for Children (Perspectives on a Multiracial… (2010) 16 copie
Beyond the Cheers: Race As Spectacle in College Sport (Suny Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations) (2001) 9 copie
Lady cannoneer: a biography of Angelina Belle Peyton Eberly, heroine of Texas' Archives War (1981) 5 copie
Native Americans and Sport in North America: Other People's Games (Sport in the Global Society) (2007) 2 copie
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- Opere
- 19
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 150
- Popolarità
- #138,700
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 48
First, the writing is very well done and paced for the most part. There was a bit of heavy repetition of already covered material in one particular section, and the major over use of descriptive alliteration early on really got on my nerves (interestingly it all but disappeared about 2/3 though). Otherwise the chapters were clear and concise, using a nice mix of research and anecdotes to make arguments. There were one or two places where I could briefly feel the authors opinion on different subjects coming through, but I wasn't very bothered by this partly because it was so seldom that it happened. Otherwise, I don't have much of a picture of the author which is pretty amazing considering the kind of inflammatory material they were writing about.
King goes into so much more than just the question of whether the r*dskins should be the mascot of an NFL team. There is a deep exploration on what it means to be a native in the modern era, and how heavily this has been impacted and shaped by the hand of the conquerors centuries ago. There is also a significant chapter on how black/white relations in America have shaped the broader race conversations for natives and other ethnicities.
As for me, let me just say that my white privilege was checked, checked hard, and leave it at that. The points brought up here about the broader culture of America not having exposure to personal interactions with natives, or being educated on their history beyond the Trail of Tears are so very valid, but not an excuse. It's easy to not give much thought to something that isn't in front of you every day, but it's another thing entirely to take that education into your own hands.
Overall, a GREAT read and I would highly recommend it to literally anyone. There isn't one person in America who couldn't gain something from reading this.
Copy courtesy of University of Nebraska Press, via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.… (altro)