Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport
Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport brings together leading experts on sport to reflect on the continued appeal of sport to people across the globe, as well as on the forms of inequality that sport both produces and highlights
The cultural ubiquity, political prominence and economic significance of contemporary sport present fertile terrain for its critical socio-cultural analysis. From corporate and media dominated mega-events like the Olympic Games, to state programmes for nation-building and health promotion, to the cultural politics of "race", gender, sexuality, age and disability, sport is so profoundly marked by relations of power that it lends itself to critique and deconstruction.
Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport brings together leading experts on sport to address these issues and to reflect on the continued appeal of sport to people across the globe, as well as on the forms of inequality that sport both produces and highlights. Including a Foreword by Harry Cleaver and Afterword by Michael Bérubé, this book assesses the impact of this work on the fields of ‘mainstream’ Marxism and cultural studies.
Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport is centred on three vital questions:
• Is Marxism still relevant for understanding sport in the twenty-first century?
• Has Marxism been preserved or transcended by cultural studies?
• What is the relationship between theory and intervention in the politics of sport?
The result is a unique and diverse examination of modern sports culture. The first book published on the relationship between sport and Marxism for over twenty years, Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport is an invaluable resource for students of sport sociology, Marxism, and cultural studies at all levels.
Additional Information
288 pages
Contents:
1. Introduction: Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport
2. One-Dimensional Sport: Rethinking Marxist Theories of Sport
3. Foucault, Marxism and Sport
4. World Bank Golf: Global Capital, Cultural Resistance and the Re-Ordering of Sporting Space
5. Wrestling with Fred's Angels: Illuminating the Cultural Logics of Sporting Capital
6. Sport, the Media and Marxist Cultural Analysis
7. 'Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves': Theorizing Sporting Celebrity, Marxism and Black Feminism for the Hip-Hop Generation
8. 'Sport Without Guarantees': Cultural Studies and the Politics of Sport
9. Black Marxism, Post-Marxism, and the Critique of Sport
10. 'It's Socialism, Without the Politics': The Triangulation of Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sports Studies
11. Sex, 'Race' and Capital Accumulation: Dennis Rodman Revisited
12. Sport, Labour and Representation
13. Re-Appropriating Gramsci: Marxism, Hegemony and Sport
14. Sport, Steroids and Alienated Labour: A Marxist Critique of Contemporary Wolrd Class High-Performance Sport
15. Political Economy, Memory and the Spectacularization of Urban Space: A Critical Examination of Professional Sports Franchises
Developer / Author(s)
N/A
Editor(s)
Edited by Ben Carrington, The Universtiy of Texas at Austin, USA and Ian McDonald, University of Brighton, UK
| Product Code / ISBN |
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| ISBN13 (if applicable) |
978-0-415-37541-2 |
| Issue / Publication Date |
Dec 2008 |
| Product / Publication Type |
Paperback |
| Developer / Lead Author |
Ben Carrington |
| Model / Edition |
1 |
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