Indian spectacle college mascots and the anxiety of modern America /
"In recent decades U.S. colleges and universities have been prone to changing athletic conference affiliations, seeking increased public prestige, building fan bases, and, of course, growing revenues. Such moves are driven by a very realistic set of calculations: in 2010 the collective revenue...
| Main Author: | Guiliano, Jennifer. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 175 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
Critical issues in sport and society.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- King football and game-day spectacle
- An Indian versus a Colonial legend
- And the band played narratives of American expansion
- The limitations of halftime spectacle
- Student investment in university identities
- Indian bodies performing athletic identity
- Conclusion.