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UNINA9910819000003321 |
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Titolo |
Gender and genre in sports documentaries [[electronic resource] ] : critical essays / / edited by Zachary Ingle and David M. Sutera |
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Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-25231-1 |
0-8108-8788-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (205 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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IngleZachary |
SuteraDavid M. <1967-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sports in motion pictures |
Sex role in motion pictures |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography (p. 161-178), and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Aesthetic Approaches; 1 "A Few Brief Moments"; 2 The Wrestling Road Diaries; 3 Murderball; 4 History and Performance in Spike's Sports Docs; 5 Senna; Part 2: Gender and Sexuality; 6 "The Best Storyteller of Them All"; 7 Manhood in a Bottle; 8 Out and Proud; Part 3: Sports on the Margins; 9 Battle Gaming; 10 Role Models and Regular People; 11 The Death of Kayfabe; Filmography; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries, editors Zachary Ingle and David Sutera have assembled a collection of essays that look at the various aspects of sports documentaries. Some of the essays examine questions of gender and sexuality, specifically how masculinity and homosexuality are represented in sports documentaries. Other chapters focus on the characteristics of the sports documentary, exploring how aspects of aesthetics and narrative shape the form. Besides chapters on basketball, football, baseball, boxing, |
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