Amateurism as a narrative of control: an interdisciplinary approach to the lived experiences of college athletes

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• who: Tracie Canada from the Ethnographic Fieldwork with Black Football Players I sat in the Cobb Football Center one August afternoon during summer training camp to chat with Carter, a redshirt juniorI wrote quick notes as we talked about his experiences at Mellon University, the name I use for the Division I institution where I spent most of my time while conducting fieldwork with Black college football players. Soon, though, I noticed that Carter was becoming hesitant with his answers. He had just mentioned his impending decision: should he stay for a fifth year on the team . . .
  

   

  

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