Gender and genre 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.

Sex role in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xiii, 189 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Summary:

Nonfiction films about sports have been around for decades, but this previously neglected subgenre of the documentary has become increasing popular over the past several years. Despite such recent successes as Senna, Undefeated, and ESPN's 30 for 30 series, however, few scholarly articles have been published on these works.

In Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries, editors Zachary Ingle and David Sutera have assembled essays that examine the various aspects of this art form. Some address questions of gender and sexuality, specifically how masculinity and homosexuality are represented in sports documentaries. Others focus on the characteristics of these films, exploring aspects of aesthetics and narrative.

In addition to chapters on basketball, football, baseball, boxing, tennis, and auto racing, this collection features marginalized sports like quad rugby, pro wrestling, live action role Playing (LARPing), and bodybuilding. Some of the films described will be familiar to readers, such as Murderball and Bigger Stronger Faster; others are less well known yet important works worthy of scrutiny. Questions about gender, sexuality, and masculinity remain hot topics in sports discourse-popularly and in academia-and this collection tackles those objects, making Gender and Genres Sports Documentaries m intriguing resource for scholars, students, and the general public alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Aesthetic Approaches 1

1 "A Few Brief Moments": Truth and Image in Sports Documentaries / Cynthia Fuchs Fuchs, Cynthia 3

2 The Wrestling Road Diaries: The Crossroads of Bourgeois and Popular Aesthetics / Shane Toepfer Toepfer, Shane 19

3 Murderball: Hyper-capitalism and the Ethics of Narrative Forms in Life Writing / Soumitra Ghosh Ghosh, Soumitra 35

4 History and Performance in Spike's Sports Docs: Jim Brown: Ail-American and Kobe Doin' Work / Zachary Ingle Ingle, Zachary 51

5 Senna: Stylistic and Technological Developments in Documentary Filmmaking / Patrick Terry Terry, Patrick 65

Part 2 Gender and Sexuality 77

6 "The Best Storyteller of Them All": Constructions of Masculinity and Authenticity in Wrestling with Shadows and Beyond the Mat / Dan Ward Ward, Dan 79

7 Manhood in a Bottle: Truth and Image in Sports Documentaries / Sanjnkta Ghosh Ghosh, Sanjnkta 91

8 Out and Proud: The Brave New World of Gay, Lesbian, and Transsexual Sports Documentaries / Sarah Boslangh Boslangh, Sarah 107

Part 3 Sports on the Margins 119

9 Battle Gaming: Documentaries, Social Media, and Sports on the Margins / Jeffrey A. Sartain Sartain, Jeffrey A. 121

10 Role Models and Regular People: Cultures of Hegemony in the World of Murderball / Matthew A. McNiece McNiece, Matthew A. 135

11 The Death of Kayfabe: Looking Behind the Curtain in Wrestling with Shadows / Keith Corson Corson, Keith 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810887879

0810887878

9780810887886

0810887886

OCLC:

812254888