Ben Carrington (ed.)

Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport

Herausgeber: Carrington, Ben; Mcdonald, Ian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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? This book discusses the relationship between sport and Marxism. It is suitable for students of sport sociology, and Marxism.

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Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport assesses the contemporary relevance of Marxist approaches and offers a unique and diverse examination of modern sports culture and power relations within sport. It is an invaluable resource for students of sport sociology, Marxism, and cultural studies at all levels

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415375412
• ISBN-10: 041537541X
• Artikelnr.: 25933487

Autorenporträt

Ben Carrington, Ian McDonald

Inhaltsangabe

1. Marxism, Cultural Studies and Sport: Mapping the field 2. Sport Without
Final Guarantees: Cultural Studies/Marxism/Sport 3. One-Dimensional Sport:
Revolutionary Marxism and the Critique of Sport 4. The Urban Sport
Spectacle: Towards a Critical Political Economy of Sports 5. Between
Culture and Economy: Understanding the Politics of Media Sport 6. Marxism,
Alienation and Coubertin's Olympic Project 7. Post-Marxism, Black Marxism,
and the Politics of Sport 8. Venus and Serena Are "Doing It" for
Themselves: Theorizing Sporting Celebrity, Class and Black Feminism for the
Hip-Hop Generation 9. Socratic Solitude: The Scouser Two-as-One 10. Michel
Foucault and the Critique of Sport 11. Re-appropriating Gramsci: Marxism,
Hegemony and Sport12. Sport, Culture, and Late Capitalism