Sport and Neoliberalism

by Andrews, David L.; Silk, Michael L

• ISBN13: 9781439905043
• ISBN10: 1439905045
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-13
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

Offering new approaches to thinking about political ideologies and sports, Sports and Neoliberalismexplores the structures, formations, and mechanics of neoliberalism. The editors and contributors to this original and timely volume examine the intersection of sport as a national pastime, but also as an engine for urban policy - e.g., stadium building - as well as a powerful force for influencing our understanding of the relationship between culture, politics, and identity. Contributors include: Michael Atkinson, Ted Butryn, CL Cole, Norman Denzin, Grant Farred, Jessica Francombe, Caroline Fusco, Michael D. Giardina, Mick Green, Leslie Heywood, Samantha King, Lisa McDermott, Mary G. McDonald, Toby Miller, Mark Montgomery, Joshua I. Newman, Jay Scherer, Kimberly S. Schimmel, Brian Wilson.

Author Biography

David L. Andrews is a Professor in the Physical Cultural Studies program in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Michael L. Silk is a Reader in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Bath.

Table of Contents

Sport and the Neoliberal Conjuncture: Complicating the Consensus	p. 1
Structures, Formations, and Mechanics of Neoliberalism
A Distorted Playing Field: Neoliberalism and Sport through the Lens of Economic Citizenship	p. 23
Advanced Liberal Government, Sport Policy, and "Building the Active Citizen"	p. 38
Race, Class, and Politics in Post-Katrina America	p. 57
Nike U: Full-Program Athletics Contracts and the Corporate University	p. 75
Growth and Nature: Reflections on Sport, Carbon Neutrality, and Ecological Modernization	p. 90
The Uncanny of Olympic Time: Michael Phelps and the End of Neoliberalism	p. 109
Government, Governance, and the Cultural Geographies of Neoliberalism
The Governance of the Neoliberal Sporting City	p. 127
Governing Play: Moral Geographies, Healthification, and Neoliberal Urban Imaginaries	p. 143
Neoliberal Redevelopment, Sport Infrastructure, and the Militarization of U.S. Urban Terrain	p. 160
Economies of Surf: Evolution, Territorialism, and the Erosion of Localism	p. 177
Free Running: Post-sport Liminality in a Neoliberal World	p. 193
Consuming Pleasure: Citizenship, Subjectivities, and "Popular" Sporting Pedagogies
Out-of-Bounds Plays: The Women's National Basketball Association and the Neoliberal Imaginings of Sexuality	p. 211
Pedagogies of Fat: The Social Currency of Slenderness	p. 225
Technologies of the South: Sport, Subjectivity, and "Swinging" Capital	p. 242
Hijacking Canadian Identity: Stephen Harper, Hockey, and the Terror of Neoliberalism	p. 259
Global Smackdown: Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, and Neoliberalism	p. 280
Afterword: Sport and Neoliberalism	p. 294
Contributors	p. 303
Index	p. 309
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