Amira Rose Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3629564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amira Rose Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amira Rose |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sporting Revolutions
At the beginning of the 1970s, college sports were on turbulent ground. “Colleges prepare for the impact of rising costs and more campus unrest,” warned the New York Times . The Los Angeles Times was a bit blunter in its prognosis, reporting that “like housewives everywhere, athletic directors of the nation's colleges [were] having budget trouble.” National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Executive Director, Walter Byers, warned of “cadre…
The Body Athletic
The Body Athletic Joseph Darda (bio) and Amira Rose Davis (bio) In the twilight of the print magazine, ESPN took one last shot at winning the newsstand. On October 1, 2009, a year into the financial crisis that all but killed analog media, it announced the arrival of ESPN The Magazine's first annual Body Issue. A press release described it as "a celebration and exploration of the athletic form" and, in a dig at Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue…
On the Experiences of Black Historians
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New Directions in African American Sports History
No League of Their Own
This article examines the experiences and representations of three black women who played baseball in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s. The article demonstrates the way the Negro League owners, the black press, and black male sportswriters used varying representations of athletic black womanhood to sell game tickets and generate business for a league in decline. Ultimately, the article argues that the recovery of the women in the 1990s romanticizes…
No League of Their Own
This article examines the experiences and representations of three black women who played baseball in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s. The article demonstrates the way the Negro League owners, the black press, and black male sportswriters used varying representations of athletic black womanhood to sell game tickets and generate business for a league in decline. Ultimately, the article argues that the recovery of the women in the 1990s romanticizes…
No League of Their Own
This article examines the experiences and representations of three black women who played baseball in the Negro Leagues in the 1950s. The article demonstrates the way the Negro League owners, the black press, and black male sportswriters used varying representations of athletic black womanhood to sell game tickets and generate business for a league in decline. Ultimately, the article argues that the recovery of the women in the 1990s romanticizes…
On the Experiences of Black Historians
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
New Directions in African American Sports History
The Body Athletic
The Body Athletic Joseph Darda (bio) and Amira Rose Davis (bio) In the twilight of the print magazine, ESPN took one last shot at winning the newsstand. On October 1, 2009, a year into the financial crisis that all but killed analog media, it announced the arrival of ESPN The Magazine's first annual Body Issue. A press release described it as "a celebration and exploration of the athletic form" and, in a dig at Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue…
Sporting Revolutions
At the beginning of the 1970s, college sports were on turbulent ground. “Colleges prepare for the impact of rising costs and more campus unrest,” warned the New York Times . The Los Angeles Times was a bit blunter in its prognosis, reporting that “like housewives everywhere, athletic directors of the nation's colleges [were] having budget trouble.” National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Executive Director, Walter Byers, warned of “cadre…
Political science (4 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · History (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · American Sports and Literature (2 works) · Athletes (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)