Sport, racism and social media /

Racist abuse may at one time have been hurled across the sports stadium or scrawled on a wall. But in today's social media world it can be published to millions, from almost anywhere, in an instant. Sport, Racism and Social Media provides the first significant, academic account of how social me...

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Other Authors: Farrington, Neil
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Series:Routledge research in sport, culture and society.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the authors; 1 Introduction; 2 The rise of social media; 3 Managing social media; 4 'Race' and racisms in a digital world; 5 Football, racism and social media; 6 Cricket, racism and social media; 7 Boxing, racism and social media; 8 US sport, racism and social media; 9 The way forward: explanations and recommendations; References; Index.