UID:
almafu_9959228776702883
Format:
1 online resource (232 pages).
ISBN:
0-8135-8773-5
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0-8135-8772-7
Series Statement:
The American Campus
Content:
College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in the stadiums built with corporate money, and the crowded sporting events sponsored by large conglomerates. The contributors to Sport and the Neoliberal University examine how intercollegiate athletics became a contested terrain of public/private interests. They look at college sports from economic, social, legal, and cultural perspectives to cut through popular mythologies regarding intercollegiate athletics and to advocate for increased clarity about what is going on at a variety of campuses with regard to athletics. Focusing on current issues, including the NCAA, Title IX, recruitment of high school athletes, and the Penn State scandal, among others, Sport and the Neoliberal University shows the different ways institutions, individuals, and corporations are interacting with university athletics in ways that are profoundly shaped by neoliberal ideologies.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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Introduction: Contexts and Constraints in Contemporary Intercollegiate Athletics /
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PART I. Ongoing Issues --
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1. Truth for Sale: Penn State, (Joe) Paterno, and (Terry) Pegula /
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2. "A Common-Sense, Fiscally Conservative Approach": Sport, Politics, and the Death of Higher Education in Wisconsin /
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3. Fixing the Front Porch? Maryland's Move to the Big Ten /
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4. Football, Rape Culture, and the Neoliberal University (as) Brand: Reflections on Institutional Governance in the Jameis Winston Rape Investigation /
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5. College Athletes as Employees and the Politics of Title IX /
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PART II. Emerging Concerns --
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6. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's "Nothing Short of Remarkable" Rebranding of Academic Success /
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7. Is This the Beginning of the End? Small Colleges and Universities Are Questioning the Value of an NCAA Program for Their Student Body /
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8. Confessions of a Human Trafficker: Inside the Global Network (of International Student- Athletes in NCAA Football) /
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9. Welcome to the Factory: College Athletics and Corporatized Recruiting /
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10 "Some Kind of Joke": Consultancy Firms and College Athletics /
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Acknowledgments --
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Notes on Contributors --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8135-8771-9
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.36019/9780813587738
