Athletic Activism: Global Perspectives on Social Transformation (Montez de Oca Jeffrey)(Pevná vazba) - diskuze

Athletes across the globe have engaged in high profile protests against state violence since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand during the US national anthem in protest of state violence against Black communities. There is, however, a much longer global history that precedes and follows Kaepernick's protest. This series of sport protests, across both professional and amateur levels, has invigorated progressive politics around the world and drawn attention to ongoing authoritarianism, state violence, and vigilante violence, as well as the role sport can play in both exposing and combatting such issues. Challenging the dominant Global North narrative, Athletic Activism: Global Perspectives on Social Transformation demonstrates how athletic activism can not only impact global discourse about inequity across various social location, but foster
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