As critical sport scholars who study how race and racism inform and marginalize lived experiences in sport, our scholarly training and continued scholarship are heavily influenced by critical race theory (CRT). For us, CRT is our “home” framework, methodological guidance, and our epistemological
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Through the Decades: Critical Race Theory and Pathways Forward in Sport Sociology Research
Jonathan E. Howe, Ajhanai C.I. Keaton, Sayvon J.L. Foster, and A. Lamont Williams
Converging Interests, Unequal Benefits? Tribal Critical Race Theory and Miami University’s Myaamia Heritage Logo
Matthew Hodler and Callie Batts Maddox
” with previous notions of “honoring” Indigenous peoples within racial systems of privilege and oppression. We use the idea of interest convergence from tribal critical race theory (TribalCrit), a framework underutilized in sport studies, to consider that the return to Native American imagery through the
Critical Race Theory: Black Athletic Sporting Experiences in the United States
A. Lamont Williams
Edited by Billy J. Hawkins, Akilah R. Carter-Francique, and Joseph N. Cooper. Palgrave Macmillan , 2017, New York, NY, USA. ISBN: 9781137600370 Critical Race Theory: Black Athletic Sporting Experiences in the United States , a coedited collection of articles compiled by Billy J. Hawkins, Akilah R
We Are Not Who We Thought We Were: A Case Study of Race in Intercollegiate Athletics
Peyton J. Stensland, Christopher M. Brown, and Alicia M. Cintron
and athletics department moving forward. This case is guided by the tenets of critical race theory (CRT) and encourages students to consider overt and covert racism and how structures embedded into institutions of higher education allow racism to further exist. Target Audience This case is designed
Statements Versus Reality: How Multiple Stakeholders Perpetuate Racial Inequality in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership
Carter A. Rockhill, Jonathan E. Howe, and Kwame J.A. Agyemang
prevalent in leadership positions ( Bimper & Harrison, 2017 ). Thus, it is critical to investigate how the various stakeholders in these P5 programs look to establish racial DEI. As we focus on racial DEI within P5 college athletics, aspects of critical race theory (CRT) and institutional theory are
Australian Indigenous Sport Historiography: A Review
Murray G. Phillips and Gary Osmond
, we briefly map the contours of Australian indigenous sport historiography and explore this literature through prominent theoretical frameworks including Whiteness and critical race theory (CRT) to demonstrate how and why Aboriginal sport history contributes to understanding race relations in
A Call for Social Justice Researchers: Intersectionality as a Framework for the Study of Human Movement and Education
Mara Simon, Jihyeon Lee, Megen Evans, Sheldon Sucre, and Laura Azzarito
intersectionality as a crucial component of critical race theory (CRT) to explore, center, and legitimize the significance of health, physical activity, and movement in the lives of Black, Latinx, Native, LGBQ, and transgender groups, along with people with disabilities and/or who are body weight stigmatized, from
#SayHerName: Black Women Physical Education Teachers of the Year
Tara B. Blackshear
impact the profession? and (c) How do Black women PE TOYs impact students? With this in mind, critical race theory (CRT) and Black feminist thought (BFT), described in the next two sections, help explain Black women PE TOYs’ narratives. Critical Race Theory The CRT is a theoretical framework established
Everyone Bleeds Maroon: Colorblindness and the Desegregation of Mississippi State Football
Benjamin J. Downs and Adam Love
This study investigated the desegregation of Mississippi State University varsity football, focusing on newspaper coverage of the first Black players at the university, Robert Bell and Frank Dowsing. Two hundred and three articles about Bell and Dowsing from three newspapers (Starkville Daily News, Mississippi State Reflector, and Jackson Clarion-Ledger) were examined using a three-tiered qualitative analysis. Data analysis resulted in 426 frame instances and 686 theme instances, or a total of 1,112 codes. The resulting data were interpreted using Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an analytical lens to generate understanding of the desegregation of the football program. The CRT-guided interpretation challenges popular narratives about the amicable nature of desegregation at the university, indicating that the football team and the careers of Bell and Dowsing were covered in a way that promoted colorblindness and supported the Whitecentric interests of the university’s and community’s dominant power structure.
The Mis-Education of the African American Student-Athlete
Louis Harrison Jr., Albert Y. Bimper Jr., Martin P. Smith, and Alvin D. Logan
The African American male student-athlete occupies one of the most peculiar positions in American society. While lauded for their sport performance, they are often viewed as problematic in the broader society. While their performance generates millions of dollars for universities and the NCAA, for most, their labor often produces comparatively little personal gain. While they are recruited as student-athletes, they soon realize that the demands of their athletic commitment renders them athlete-students. Many outside of sport would argue that this is a choice and an informed decision. But we argue much of this is a consequence of the mis-education of the African American student-athlete. We examine this phenomenon through the lens of Critical Race Theory to provide an alternative view of the issues faced by African American student-athletes and suggest an alternative pedagogy that might be investigated to meet their needs.
