A Portrait of Marginality in Sport and Education: Toward a Theory of Intersectionality and Raced-Gendered Experiences for Black Female College Athletes

Scholarship focused on Black female athletes has recently grown and has important implications for all sport and education scholars. Said scholars have sought to wed critical race theory (CRT) with Black feminist thought (BFT), or critical race feminism (CRF), raising important questions about both...

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Published in:Journal of women, politics & policy politics & policy, 2019-07, Vol.40 (3), p.409-427
Main Authors: Simien, Evelyn M., Arinze, Nneka, McGarry, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Athletes
Athletic performance
Black people
Black women
College sports
Critical race theory
Critical theory
education
Females
Feminism
Feminist theory
Intellectuals
Intersectionality
Marginality
Participation
Race
raced-gendered
Racism
Scholarship
Sexism
Social identity
sport
Sports participation
Student athletes
Women
Womens sports
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Summary:Scholarship focused on Black female athletes has recently grown and has important implications for all sport and education scholars. Said scholars have sought to wed critical race theory (CRT) with Black feminist thought (BFT), or critical race feminism (CRF), raising important questions about both who and what we study as researchers and how we conduct studies as well. Overcoming racism and sexism has had a profound impact on Black women's sport participation, inspiring them to compete and achieve high recognition for their athletic performance. Yet little scholarship has examined the experiences of these professional athletes and their college athlete counterparts. By critically examining the existing literature, we identify a series of practices that both constrain and situate Black female athletes differently than others who actively participate in sport. Such intersectional analysis can aid in understanding the particular oppressions that result from the complex interactions of social identities.
ISSN:1554-477X
1554-4788
DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2019.1614865