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.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries, editors Zachary Ingle and David Sutera have assembled a collection of essays that look at the ways in which identity-national, religious, ethnic, racial, etc.-and myth are constructed, perpetuated, or questioned in documentaries produced in the United States, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan. This volume is divided into three sections: "American Identity and Myth," "Race and Ethnicity," and "Global Perspectives." Spanning several decades, the landmark sports documentaries

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: American Identity and Myth; 1 White-Out!; 2 Nine Innings and 9/11; 3 A Body Broken and Rebuilt for You; Part 2: Race and Ethnicity; 4 Still Dreaming; 5 Rising from the Canvas; 6 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg; Part 3: Global Perspectives; 7 Of Nerds and Men; 8 Blurred Boundaries across the Caribbean; 9 Champions and Odd Men Out; 10 Riefenstahl, Ichikawa, and Greenspan; Filmography; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-299-28893-6

0-8108-8790-8

OCLC:

855502794