Skill in black and white: Negotiating media images of race in a sporting context

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 292-310

  Buffington, Daniel ^a   Fraley, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain vs. brawn; Interpretive communities; New racism; Reception studies; Sport stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049439790     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859908316330     Document Type: Article

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