Sport and the neoliberal university : profit, politics, and pedagogy

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    • King-White, Ryan

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Sport and the neoliberal university : profit, politics, and pedagogy

edited by Ryan King-White

(The American campus / Harold S. Wechsler, series editor)

Rutgers University Press, c2018

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.  

Table of Contents

Introduction: Contexts and Constraints in Contemporary Intercollegiate Athletics Ryan King-White             Part I: Ongoing Issues Chapter 1: Truth for Sale: Penn State, (Joe) Paterno, and (Terry) Pegula Henry Giroux, Susan Searls Giroux and Ryan King-White                                                   Chapter 2: “A common-sense, fiscally conservative approach”: Sport, politics, and the death of higher education in Wisconsin Neal C. Ternes and Michael D. Giardina                                                                               Chapter 3: Fixing the Front Porch?: Maryland’s Move to the Big-10 Jaime DeLuca and Callie Batts Maddox                                                        Chapter 4: Football, Rape Culture, and the Neoliberal University (as) Brand: Reflections on Institutional Governance in the Jameis Winston Rape Investigation Matthew G. Hawzen, Lauren C. Anderson, and Joshua I. Newman Chapter 5: College Athletes as Employees & the Politics of Title IX Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D.             Part II: Emerging Concerns Chapter 6: “The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s “Nothing Short of Remarkable” Rebranding of Academic Success                                                      Richard M. Southall and Crystal Southall                                                                  Chapter 7: Is this the beginning of the end? Small colleges and universities are questioning the value of an NCAA program for their student body Oliver Rick Chapter 8: Confessions of a Human Trafficker: Inside the Global Network (Of International – Student  - Athletes in NCAA Football) Adam Beissel                                                                                      Chapter 9: Welcome to the Factory: College Athletics and Corporatized Recruiting Jacob J. Bustad and Ronald L. Mower Chapter 10: “Some Kind of Joke”: Consultancy Firms and College Athletics Ryan King-White Acknowledgements                                                                                        Notes on Contributors Index

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