Give and go : basketball as a cultural practice / Thomas Mc Laughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Thomas, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basketball--Social aspects--United States.

Basketball.

Basketball--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 250 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2008]

Summary:

From the city courts of Harlem to the church halls of Indiana, pickup basketball culture is intensely local and reflects the histories and identities of its players. In Give and Go, Thomas Mc Laughlin examines how players put into play a loose set of values and ethical styles that influence how they think, feel, move, and relate to others within the community. A lifelong pickup ball player-one of modest skills but serious intent-Mc Laughlin has internalized and embodied the culture of the game, and he writes as a participant in the basketball community, putting into words what his body already knows. This book reflects the author's personal experience and observation of the game, through the lens of contemporary cultural theory, and also examines the representation of basketball culture in popular media, including the films Hoop Dreams, Hoosiers, and White Men Can't Jump. As only an insider can, Mc Laughlin takes readers onto the court and into the minds of players as they negotiate the culture of the game.

Contents:

Introduction : basketball as a cultural practice

The ethics of basketball

"Man to man" : basketball, movement, and the practice of masculinity

Basketball, decision making, and postindustrial culture

Basketball as community of practice

Basketball and racial identity

Televising basketball : spectacle and representation, display and control

Representing the culture : movies about basketball.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.

ISBN:

9780791473931

0791473937

9780791473948

0791473945

OCLC:

145732896