Speakers BC
University of Texas at Austin
DL
University of Texas at Austin
Christian Hip-Hop Speaks Out: Intersection of Race, Sport, and ChristianityHistorically, the “Black Church” has been a strong voice for social justice in the United States and a catalyst for social change during the Civil Rights Movement. Black Christian leaders known for their...
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Ryerson University
Basketball, Hip-Hop and Popular CultureThis paper examines the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the relationship between basketball and hip-hop as forming a dominant popular culture in North America. In particular, the NBA is examined as an increasingly globalized social...
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Senior Fellow, Bucknell University
Cycles and Ciphers: Tastes and Aesthetics of Black CyclistsThis paper explores the interstitial space between hip-hop, blackness, and cycling. It engages with the ways in which black cyclists negotiate their racial identity within a predominately white sport (and field of leisure...
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Decolonizing the Sneaker: Symbolic Creativity and the Politics of Post-Fordism, University of Maryland
The history of the athletic sneaker is rife with manufactured symbolism (Miner, 2009). In efforts to constitute a consumer market, the sneaker industry has long exemplified post-Fordism’s tendency to mobilize the subjectivities of “Otherness” for commercial purposes. This has...
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Moderators
Friday November 2, 2018 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT
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