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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785460703321

Titolo

Fame to infamy [[electronic resource] ] : race, sport, and the fall from grace / / edited by David C. Ogden and Joel Nathan Rosen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2010

ISBN

1-282-93923-8

9786612939235

1-60473-752-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OgdenDavid C

RosenJoel Nathan <1961->

Disciplina

796.089

Soggetti

Sports - United States

Athletes - United States - Public opinion

Sports - Social aspects

Sports - Moral and ethical aspects

Racism in sports

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Foreword: The power of nine / Roy F. Fox -- ; Introduction: Thoughts on fame and infamy / David C. Ogden, Joel Nathan Rosen -- Barry Bonds : of passion and hostility / Lisa Doris Alexander -- Kirby Puckett : a middle American tragedy / Sherrie L. Wilson -- Don't believe the hype : the racial representation of Mike Tyson in three acts / Thabiti Lewis -- Lost in translation : voice, masculinity, race, and the 1998 home run chase / Shelley Lucas -- Branch Rickey : moral capitalist / Robert F. Lewis II -- Inextricably linked : Joe Louis and Max Schmeling revisited / C. Oren Renick, Joel Nathan Rosen -- Mortgaging Michael Jordan's reputation / Jeffrey Lane -- A precarious perch : Wilt Chamberlain, basketball stardom, and racial politics / Gregory J. Kaliss -- Jim Brown : the rise and fall (and rise) of a cultural icon / Roberta J. Newman -- ; Afterword: sports and the iron fist of myth / Jack Lule.

Sommario/riassunto

Fame to Infamy: Race, Sport, and the Fall from Grace follows the paths of sports figures who were embraced by the general populace but who, through a variety of circumstances, real or imagined, found themselves



falling out of favor with the public. The contributors focus on the roles played by athletes, the media, and fans in describing how once-esteemed popular figures find themselves scorned by the same public that at one time viewed them as heroic, laudable, or otherwise respectable. The book examines a wide range of sports and eras, and includes essays on Barry Bonds, Kirby Puckett, Mike T

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819869703321

Autore

Sullivan Nikki <1962->

Titolo

A critical introduction to queer theory [[electronic resource] /] / Nikki Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-4744-7294-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 pages)

Disciplina

306.76601

Soggetti

Homosexuality - Philosophy

Gay people - Identity

Queer theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The social construction of same-sex desire: sin, crime, sickness -- Assimilation or liberation, sexuality or gender? -- Queer: a question of being or a question of doing? -- Queer race -- Performance, performativity, parody, and politics -- Transsexual empires and transgender warriors -- Queering 'straight' sex -- Community and its discontents -- Sadomasochism as resistance? -- Fetishism(s) and the politics of perversion -- Queering popular culture.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores how sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts The book begins by putting gay and lesbian sexuality and politics in historical context and demonstrates how, and why, Queer Theory emerged in the West in the late twentieth century. It goes on to provide a detailed overview of the complex ways in which Queer Theory has been practised. Topics covered include: Race Sadomasochism ‘Straight’ sex Fetishism



Community Popular culture Transgender Performativity Each chapter focuses on an issue or topic, provides a critical analysis of the specific ways in which it has been responded to by critics (including Sigmund Freud, Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Adrienne Rich and Laura Mulvey), and introduces key terms. Each chapter also discusses contemporary cinematic texts. Key Features Extends current accounts of Queer Theory by analysing its relation to our everyday lives Provides historical overviews of key concepts such as heterosexuality, sadomasochism and fetishism Up to date coverage of issues and debates Examples are taken from contemporary popular cultural texts such as films, documentaries and art projects.