{"product_id":"perceptions-of-east-asian-and-asian-north-american-athletics-hardcover","title":"Perceptions of East Asian and Asian North American Athletics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Bien-Aimé\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCynthia Wang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights inconsistencies within the field of sports scholarship and provides an opportunity to open up and extend conversations about the intersection of sports media and race - particularly surrounding athletes of East Asian descent. Despite the growing influence of East Asian and Asian American\/Canadian athletes, they are still underrepresented in Western media and in scholarship. This anthology adds much-needed literature to sports, popular culture, East Asian, and Asian American studies. The prominence of sports in global popular culture makes the intersections explored in this collection a crucial addition to existing conversations about both sports and East Asian\/Asian American\/Canadian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights inconsistencies within the field of sports scholarship and provides an opportunity to open up and extend conversations about the intersection of sports media and race -- particularly surrounding athletes of East Asian descent. Despite the growing influence of East Asian and Asian American\/Canadian athletes, they are still underrepresented in Western media and in scholarship. This anthology adds much-needed literature to sports, popular culture, East Asian, and Asian American studies. The prominence of sports in global popular culture makes the intersections explored in this collection a crucial addition to existing conversations about both sports and East Asian\/Asian American\/Canadian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Bien-Aimé \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Kentucky University, USA. His research interests include race and gender portrayals in sports and news media. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eJournalism \u0026amp; Mass Communication Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewspaper Research Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Sport Communication \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJournal of Information Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. Prior to receiving his doctorate, Bien-Aimé worked as a copy editor at \u003ci\u003eThe News Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in Delaware and \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and served in a variety of functions at FOXSports.com in Los Angeles, departing as deputy NFL editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Wang\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, USA. She is interested in the impact of digital communication technologies and social media on social relations, cultural practices, and power dynamics, particularly framed in perspectives of time and temporality. Her work can be found in journals such as \u003ci\u003eSocial Media + Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is an author and co-editor of the books \u003ci\u003eIndie Games in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eCommunicating Across Differences \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) She is also the founder of \u003ci\u003eThe arqive\u003c\/i\u003e, a digital LGBTQ storytelling map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47490858385586,"sku":"9783030977795","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/23dc5579ba5f5e584322ed332126d41f.webp?v=1779382448","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/perceptions-of-east-asian-and-asian-north-american-athletics-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}