by kspence | Jan 4, 2015 | Black Popular Culture, Sports |
I just received word this morning that Stuart Scott, longtime sportscaster for ESPN, passed away at the age of 49. While Steve Wulf wrote a wonderful tribute, I don’t think he fully captured Scott’s contribution. He hinted at it. But he didn’t quite...
by kspence | Apr 28, 2014 | Black Popular Culture, Culture, Labor, Politics, Pop Culture, Sports |
On April 25, TMZ released a recording of Donald Sterling (owner of the Los Angeles Clippers) telling his girlfriend that he didn't want her bringing black people to his basketball games, this as the NBA itself is a predominantly black league, this as the Los...
by kspence | Feb 17, 2013 | Black Popular Culture, Neoliberalism, Sports |
Today Michael Jordan turns 50. In thinking through what this means I read a piece by Wright Thompson who wrote the best article about Michael Jordan and aging I believe I've ever read. I also turned to Foucault–whose work I've been teaching in...
by kspence | Sep 26, 2012 | Class and Politics, Neoliberalism, Sports |
But of course that’s not the real story. Why are the original refs being replaced in the first place? The struggle between the owners and the referees is part and parcel of a much larger series of struggles between labor and capital. In this case, the two...
by kspence | Nov 8, 2011 | Sports, The Mass Media |
This morning I received word that Smoking Joe Frazier passed away from liver cancer. I wasn’t really a boxing fan, but while it’s quite possible now to grow up never seeing a boxing match live or on television (my children have never seen a match), it...
by admin | Mar 15, 2011 | Hip-hop, Sports |
Photo by VediaGot a chance to watch the Fab Five documentary on Sunday. Watching it was a bittersweet experience, because I attended Michigan from 87-91 (undergrad) and then from 92-00 (grad). I was in my second year (pledging, incidentally) when the 1989 team won it...
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