How did a black sport, plagued by drug scandal and decimated by white flight, come to achieve such prominence? What are the subtle and not-so-subtle racial codes that define how the game is played and perceived, and the reception of its high-profile stars? This title deals with these questions.
Exploring the more sophisticated and nuanced perspectives that have emerged on the study of gender, men and sport, this book considers three central questions: how can the study of maculinities in sport be integrated with critical feminist studies; how can researchers deal with the tendency in critical sport sociology to overemphasize negative ......
Exploring the more sophisticated and nuanced perspectives that have emerged on the study of gender, men and sport, this book considers three central questions: how can the study of maculinities in sport be integrated with critical feminist studies; how can researchers deal with the tendency in critical sport sociology to overemphasize negative ......
`This is a wonderful volume, powerfully written, timely, insightful, and filled with major pieces; the passion, intellectual rigor and sense of history found here promises to shape this field in the decades to come. This volume sets the agenda for the future' - Norman K Denzin, University of Illinois `A beautifully crafted manuscript which ......
Models for the Millennium presents an overview of the development and current practice of anthropology in the Great Basin. This volume includes such topics as historical issues; models for past and present anthropological and archaeological phenomena and cooperation among anthropologists, Native Americans, and government agencies. The volume ......
A presentation of the strengths and weaknesses of cultural studies, providing a blend of performance and risk theory. John Tulloch explores the need to break down the separation of "high" and "popular" culture studies, starting from the thesis that cultural studies has been over pre-occupied with popular culture. He: gives an account of the ......
Traditionally social science has treated culture as a peripheral issue. However, culture has moved to the core of the debate. It examines the impact of this transformation or "cultural turn" on the major social science disciplines. The authors draw on inter-disciplinary perspectives to pinpoint the weaknesses involved in overstating the cultural ......
An account of the development of cultural studies from the late 1950s to the 1990s. It focuses on the significant theoretical and methodological assumptions that have informed cultural studies. The author: covers the key thinkers and key perspectives, including structuralism and post-structuralism, screen theory, the Birmingham School and audience ......
An account of the development of cultural studies from the late 1950s to the 1990s. It focuses on the significant theoretical and methodological assumptions that have informed cultural studies. The author: covers the key thinkers and key perspectives, including structuralism and post-structuralism, screen theory, the Birmingham School and audience ......
