Gitlin, Martin. The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time: The Civil War, The Iron Bowl, and Other Memorable Moments. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. Black and White Photos, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Index. Pp. 345. $40.00 hardback, $39.99 eBook. Reviewed by Mercedes Townsend In the fall, I will be pursuing my J.D. at Tulane University…
By Mercedes Townsend As we neared the end of 2015, former NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas took to Instagram to offer business advice to the WNBA. On December 16, the self-proclaimed “Agent Zero” posted a video of two scantily clad women playing basketball in sports bras and thongs, and suggested that the women of the…
By Mercedes Townsend In the same way defenders utilizing a “full court press” strategy limit the progression of their opponents across the court, hegemonic gender norms and expectations have historically and continuously stifled the progress of women’s basketball. Despite the gains of storied programs such as the UConn Huskies and University of Tennessee Lady Vols,…
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