| Playing on the Periphery: Sport, Identity and Memory Contributor(s): Brabazon, Tara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415375614 ISBN-13: 9780415375610 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: "Playing on the Periphery" is an innovative exploration along the edges of the modern sports experience. Using unusual case studies and covering a range of issues, it examines how the cultural content of sports that were once the epitome of Englishness - football, cricket and rugby - has moved away from the traditional mainstream, reinterpreted by the distant cultures of a former Empire, and fragmented by the new media and economics of the modern world. From a unique perspective and with a distinctive voice, Tara Brabazon considers sport as it relates to tourism, colonialism and popular culture. She shows how, through the media's filter - through photographs and film, stadiums, shops and exhibition spaces - sport can acquire multiple and diverse meanings. Though it may appear peripheral, as a focus for collective emotion sport is at the center of society. For all those interested in sport, media and popular culture, this is a stimulating new text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 2005023718 |
| Series: Sport in the Global Society |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.44" W x 9.54" (1.11 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part of the Sport in the Global Society series, this innovative and creative text explores collective history, memory, and sport culture, tracking the passage of sports away from England. The author investigates why 'elite' English sports - such as rugby and cricket - became national sports in New Zealand and Australia, and asks why 'working class' English sports - such as football - have travelled less well to these areas. Focusing on these sports, the author tracks narratives and myths, tracing the passage of colonial truths, behaviours and practices. Clearly defined sections in the book focus on: * sport and tourism Using a refreshingly broad range of sources to analyze differences between popular culture and sporting memory, this book offers new perspectives on sport and makes an interesting reference for masters and postgraduate readers in sport and cultural studies. |