T Canada
Biographic Data
| ID | 58656 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T Canada |
| GIVEN NAMES | T |
| FAMILY NAME | Canada |
| SIGNATURE | CANADA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0377-9449 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Black Anti-Bodies at Play
Despite American football's inherently violent nature, its corporeal demands are not evenly felt by all players on the field. This article builds on Dána-Ain Davis's term to describe how Black football players become Black anti-bodies. These athletes are encouraged to pursue more dangerous playing positions, are commodified to bolster the sport's economic value, and are offered corporeal concern so their bodies can continue to play. While the tea…
Weathering Anti-Blackness
On June 2, 2021, the National Football League announced it would discontinue the use of race-norming in legal settlements for concussion-related injuries. The anti-Black practice of scientific racism at the foundation of race-norming disproportionately affected retired Black players’ ability to access compensation for medical issues they developed from sustained football play. On the same day, Major League Baseball celebrated its inaugural Lou Ge…
From Savage to Negro
Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics
Drawing on years of ethnographic research, this article highlights the importance of Black women's mothering, care work, and labor as their sons find success in American football. By centering Black mothers, the divide between the bureaucratic care offered by football programs and the motherly care offered by football moms is apparent. The former focuses on the player and all that he contributes to the program, and is clearly concerned with the c…
For the Love of Football
Is it Worth it? Science Education of the Talented 2
This essay critiques mismatch theory in science education, a theory supported by opponents of affirmative action who strive to derail efforts to diversify institutions of higher education. Can high-achieving students survive and thrive in an academic environment dominated by their super high-achieving peers? Our research suggests that while there are a variety of nuanced factors that impact an undergraduate's success in certain majors, students o…
Weathering Anti-Blackness
On June 2, 2021, the National Football League announced it would discontinue the use of race-norming in legal settlements for concussion-related injuries. The anti-Black practice of scientific racism at the foundation of race-norming disproportionately affected retired Black players’ ability to access compensation for medical issues they developed from sustained football play. On the same day, Major League Baseball celebrated its inaugural Lou Ge…
Black Anti-Bodies at Play
Despite American football's inherently violent nature, its corporeal demands are not evenly felt by all players on the field. This article builds on Dána-Ain Davis's term to describe how Black football players become Black anti-bodies. These athletes are encouraged to pursue more dangerous playing positions, are commodified to bolster the sport's economic value, and are offered corporeal concern so their bodies can continue to play. While the tea…
Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics
Drawing on years of ethnographic research, this article highlights the importance of Black women's mothering, care work, and labor as their sons find success in American football. By centering Black mothers, the divide between the bureaucratic care offered by football programs and the motherly care offered by football moms is apparent. The former focuses on the player and all that he contributes to the program, and is clearly concerned with the c…
Is it Worth it? Science Education of the Talented 2
This essay critiques mismatch theory in science education, a theory supported by opponents of affirmative action who strive to derail efforts to diversify institutions of higher education. Can high-achieving students survive and thrive in an academic environment dominated by their super high-achieving peers? Our research suggests that while there are a variety of nuanced factors that impact an undergraduate's success in certain majors, students o…
For the Love of Football
From Savage to Negro
Black Mothers and NFL Moms Safety Clinics
Drawing on years of ethnographic research, this article highlights the importance of Black women's mothering, care work, and labor as their sons find success in American football. By centering Black mothers, the divide between the bureaucratic care offered by football programs and the motherly care offered by football moms is apparent. The former focuses on the player and all that he contributes to the program, and is clearly concerned with the c…
Weathering Anti-Blackness
On June 2, 2021, the National Football League announced it would discontinue the use of race-norming in legal settlements for concussion-related injuries. The anti-Black practice of scientific racism at the foundation of race-norming disproportionately affected retired Black players’ ability to access compensation for medical issues they developed from sustained football play. On the same day, Major League Baseball celebrated its inaugural Lou Ge…
Black Anti-Bodies at Play
Despite American football's inherently violent nature, its corporeal demands are not evenly felt by all players on the field. This article builds on Dána-Ain Davis's term to describe how Black football players become Black anti-bodies. These athletes are encouraged to pursue more dangerous playing positions, are commodified to bolster the sport's economic value, and are offered corporeal concern so their bodies can continue to play. While the tea…
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