David L. Andrews, ed., Michael Jordan, Inc.: Corporate Sport, Media Culture, and Late Modern America. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2001.

Essays in this anthology discuss how Michael Jordan has influenced popular culture not just as an athlete but also as a black celebrity, an advertising spokesperson, and a global symbol of American culture.

David L. Andrews and Steven V. Jackson, eds., Sports Stars: The Cultural Politics of Sporting Celebrity. New York: Routledge, 2001.

This anthology examines the cultural significance of Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Andre Agassi, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, Wayne Gretzky, and ten other pro athletes.

Aaron Baker and Todd Boyd, eds., Out of Bounds: Sports, Media, and the Politics of Identity. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997.

The nine essays in this anthology are divided into three chapters: "Sports and the Revision of Masculinity," "Sports, Race, and Representation," and "Hollywood Sports Films and Contested Identities...