Identity and myth in sports documentaries : critical essays / edited by Zachary Ingle and David M. Sutera.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ingle, Zachary

Sutera, David M., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xii, 199 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Summary:

Nonfiction films about sports have been around for decades, yet few scholarly articles have been published on these works. In Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries, editors Zachary Ingle and David Sutera have assembled essays that show how myth and identity-national, religious, ethnic, racial-are constructed, perpetuated, or questioned in documentaries produced in the United States, France, Australian, Germany, and Japan.

This collection is divided into three sections. "American Identity and Myth" contains essays on consumerism, religion in sports, and psot-9/11 America. "Race and Ethnicity" examines the ways African American, Mexican American, and Jewish identity are portrayed in the documentaries under discussion. "Global Perspectives" features films and TV series produced outside the United States or those that provide perspectives on the international sport scene. Spanning several decades, the landmark documentaries discussed in this volume include Hoop Dream, The Endless Summer, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, Olympia, and Tokyo Olympiad and address such subject as baseball, football, basketball, boxing, soccer, surfing, and the Olympics.

The essays pose many questions: How are notions of the American dream involved in athletes' aspirations? How do media texts from Australia or France construct Australian and French identity? How did such filmmakers as Leni Riefenstahl, Kon Ichikawa, and Bud Greenspan infuse their Olympic documentaries with national ideology despite being intended for an international audience? By tackling these subjects, Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries is an intriguing read for scholars, students, and the general public alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 American Identity and Myth 1

1 White-Out!: Surf Films, Alternative Whiteness, and the Commodification of Surfer Subculture / John Vilanova Vilanova, John 3

2 Nine Innings and 9/11: Tragedy, the Passage of Time, and America's Pastime / Todd M. Sodano Sodano, Todd M. 15

3 A Body Broken and Rebuilt for You: Religious Embodiment in Chase Heavener's Tim Tebow: Everything in Between / Sean S. O'Neil O'Neil, Sean S. 29

Part 2 Race and Ethnicity 45

4 Still Dreaming: Motherhood, Black Culture, and the Cycle of Poverty in Hoop Dreams / Jamie Kern Kern, Jamie 47

5 Rising from the Canvas: Issues of Immigration, Redemption, Gender, and Mexican American Identity in Split Decision and In Her Corner / Justin D. García García, Justin D. 63

6 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg: Jewish Identity, Cinematic Intertextuality, and the Baseball Hero / Zachary Ingle Ingle, Zachary 79

Part 3 Global Perspectives 91

7 Of Nerds and Men: Dimensions and Discourses of Masculinity in Nerds FC / Jessica Carniel Carniel, Jessica 93

8 Blurred Boundaries across the Caribbean: The Transnational Experiences of Dominican Baseball Players in Documentary and Docudrama / Zach Saltz Saltz, Zach 109

9 Champions and Odd Men Out: French Identity and Belonging in Substitute and Les Yeux dans les Bleus / Marius Hentea Hentea, Marius, Elise Trogrlic Trogrlic, Elise 123

10 Riefenstahl, Ichikawa, and Greenspan: The Ideological Impact of Olympic Documentary Films / David M. Sutera Sutera, David M. 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

ISBN:

9780810887893

0810887894

9780810887909

0810887908

OCLC:

812254889