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Playing the game : embodied brilliance beyond the moral limits of race in sport /

"Playing the Game brings attention to the insidious role of racial politics that operates on the bodies of Black athletes in the context of sport. It reads the neurophysiology of Black athleticism theologically to make legible the embodied brilliance of Black athletes as linked to their ethical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, Gary F., II (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Racism in sports > United States.
African American athletes > Social conditions.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in sports > United States.
African American athletes > Physiology.
African American athletes > Psychology.
Neurophysiology.
Racism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
White supremacy > Religious aspects > Christianity
Racisme dans les sports > États-Unis.
Stéréotypes dans les sports > États-Unis.
Sportifs noirs américains > Physiologie.
Sportifs noirs américains > Psychologie.
Neurophysiologie.
Electronic books.
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Summary:"Playing the Game brings attention to the insidious role of racial politics that operates on the bodies of Black athletes in the context of sport. It reads the neurophysiology of Black athleticism theologically to make legible the embodied brilliance of Black athletes as linked to their ethical import for anti-racist futures"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 208 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9798889833598 (electronic bk.)