Football, Culture and Power (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

By: David J. Leonard and Kimberly B. George and Wade Davis

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Synopsis: What does it mean when a hit that knocks an American football player unconscious is cheered by spectators? What are the consequences of such violence for the participants of this sport and for the entertainment culture in which it exists? This book brings together scholars and sport commentators to examine the relationship between American football, violence and the larger relations of power within contemporary society. From high school and college to the NFL, Football, Culture, and Power analyses the social, political and cultural imprint of America’s national pastime. The NFL’s participation in and production of hegemonic masculinity, alongside its practices of racism, sexism, heterosexism and ableism, provokes us to think deeply about the historical and contemporary systems of violence we are invested in and entertained by. This social scientific analysis of American football considers both the positive and negative power of the game, generating discussion and calling for accountability. It is fascinating reading for all students and scholars of sports studies with an interest in American football and the wider social impact of sport. Chapter 14 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 298 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317410881
Related ISBNs:: 9781315685014, 9781138494190, 9781138923560
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/17/23
Copyrighted By:: David J. Leonard, Kimberly B. George and Wade Davis
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Sports, Travel, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: David J. Leonard
Edited by:: Kimberly B. George
Edited by:: Wade Davis