Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Farred considers Robinson’s profane comments at black Dodgers fans, a post-match exchange of “thank yous” on the rugby pitch between white South African captain François Pienaar and Nelson Mandela, and being “haunted” by the ghost of Derrida on the occasion of the first FIFA World Cup on African soil. Farred considers Robinson’s profane comments at black Dodgers fans, a post-match exchange of “thank yous” on the rugby pitch between white South African captain François Pienaar and Nelson Mandela, and being “haunted” by the ghost of Derrida on the occasion of the first FIFA World Cup on African soil. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The Burden of Over-representation artfully explores three curious racial moments in sport: Jackie Robinson’s expletive at a Dodgers spring training game; the transformation of a formality into an event at the end of the 1995 rugby World Cup in South Africa; and a spectral moment at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. “Grant Farred has long been our ‘prose laureate’ at the intersection of sports, philosophy, and politics. The Burden of Over-representation artfully explores three curious racial moments in sport: Jackie Robinson’s expletive at a Dodgers spring training game; the transformation of a formality into an event at the end of the 1995 rugby World Cup in South Africa; and a spectral moment at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In doing so, The Burden of Over-representation provides a passionate, insightful analysis of the social, political, racial, and cultural consequences of conciliation at key sporting events. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. “Grant Farred has long been our ‘prose laureate’ at the intersection of sports, philosophy, and politics. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The Burden of Over-representation artfully explores three curious racial moments in sport: Jackie Robinson’s expletive at a Dodgers spring training game; the transformation of a formality into an event at the end of the 1995 rugby World Cup in South Africa; and a spectral moment at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Sign up to get exclusive offers, the best in books & more. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Thank you. Farred considers Robinson’s profane comments at black Dodgers fans, a post-match exchange of “thank yous” on the rugby pitch between white South African captain François Pienaar and Nelson Mandela, and being “haunted” by the ghost of Derrida on the occasion of the first FIFA World Cup on African soil. With The Burden of Over-representation, he outdoes himself: looking at critical, forgotten moments in our sports history with a lens utterly original and entirely his own.”—Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, The Nation magazine, “In binding together his abiding passions—literary theory, sport, and Africa (and its diaspora)—and spurring them to illuminate one another, Grant Farred delivers his best work yet. Please see your welcome email for exclusions and details. Keith Rathbone is a lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. In order to navigate out of this carousel, please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Farred makes connection and creates meaning through the forces at play and the representational burdens of team, country and race. Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more. Three extraordinary moments in sport in three parts of the globe are the texts on which he unleashes his incandescent mind, unmatched political acumen, and glorious way with words. © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. † Conditions apply. The Burden of Over-representation: Race, Sport, and Philosophy. 1-Click ordering is not available for this item. Three extraordinary moments in sport in three parts of the globe are the texts on which he unleashes his incandescent mind, unmatched political acumen, and glorious way with words. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. With The Burden of Over-representation, he outdoes himself: looking at critical, forgotten moments in our sports history with a lens utterly original and entirely his own.”—Dave Zirin, Sports Editor, The Nation magazine, “In binding together his abiding passions—literary theory, sport, and Africa (and its diaspora)—and spurring them to illuminate one another, Grant Farred delivers his best work yet. You may unsubscribe at any time. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. The burden of representation: Dodging stereotypes, pushing down walls and what's really at stake when there's "just one" like you on TV Alexandra Billings, Teyonah Parris … The Burden of Over-representation is also an exceptional contribution to the study of racial significations in this mad species of ours.”—Wendy Brown, Class of 1936 First Chair, University of California, Berkeley. Grant Farred is a Professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University. His most recent books include Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football (Temple), Martin Heidegger Saved My Life, and In Motion, At Rest: The Event of the Athletic Body.
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