Contesting 'Race' and Sport

Drawing on original research in contemporary contexts, from sports coaching to cyberspace, Kevin Hylton shows that Critical Race Theory is still an insightful and productive tool for interrogating problematic social phenomena and sheds a critical light on the way sport perpetuates racism.

Kevin Hylton is Head of the Research Centre for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion & Professor of Equality and Diversity in Sport, Leisure and Education in the Carnegie Research Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Kevin has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and books, including 'Race' and Sport: Critical Race Theory (2009); Atlantic Crossings: International Dialogues on Critical Race Theory (2011); and Sport Development: Policy, Process and Practice (2001, 2008, 2013). Kevin's research interests focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in sport, leisure and education. Kevin sits on the Editorial Board of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, the Journal of Global Sport Management and is Co-editor of the book series Routledge Critical Perspectives on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure. Kevin is Patron of the Equality Challenge Unit

1. Critical Race Theory in Sport 2. 'Race', Sport Coaching and Leadership 3. Framing Whiteness in Sport Research 4. A Prison of Measured Time? 'Race', Sport and Leisure in Prison 5. 'Race' and Cyberspace 6. Humour as Resistance in Stories of Racism 7. Critical Race Theory Matters in Sport