Explores the ways in which white, middle-class Americans have consumed narratives of masculinity, race, and collegiate athletics through the lens of Indian-themed athletic identities, mascots, and music. Guiliano investigates the role of sports mascots in twentieth-century American college football in order to connect mascotry to expressions of community identity, individual belonging, stereotyped imagery, and cultural hegemony.

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction 

1   King Football and Gameday Spectacle 

2   An Indian versus a Colonial Legend

3   And the Band Played Narratives of American Expansion

4   The Limitations of Halftime Spectacle

5   Student Investment in University Identities

6   Indian Bodies Performing Athletic Identity

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

JENNIFER GUILIANO is the assistant professor of history in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.