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Behind the shield : the power & politics of the NFL / a Media Education Foundation production ; produced by the Media Education Foundation ; directed, produced & edited by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Loretta Alper ; written by Dave Zirin & Jeremy Earp ; executive producer Sut Jhally.
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Football League--Political activity.
- National Football League.
- Football--Political aspects--United States.
- Football.
- Football--Social aspects--United States.
- Athletes--Political activity--United States.
- Athletes.
- Social justice--United States.
- Social justice.
- Patriotism--United States.
- Patriotism.
- Masculinity in sports--United States.
- Masculinity in sports.
- Football--Social aspects.
- Political participation.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- burning
- polychrome
- color
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2022]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue..
- System Details:
- DVD-R; NTSC, all regions; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
- digital
- optical
- sound
- stereo
- Dolby Digital
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- "In Behind the Shield, celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee. Digging deep into the history of the league, and navigating a stunning excavation of decades of archival footage and news media, Zirin traces how the NFL, under the guise of "sticking to sports," has promoted wars, militarism, and nationalism; glorified reactionary ideas about manhood and gender roles; normalized systemic racism, corporate greed, and crony capitalism; and helped vilify challenges to the dominant order as "unpatriotic" and inappropriately "political." The result is a case study not only in the power of big-time sports to disseminate stealth propaganda and reinforce an increasingly authoritarian status quo, but also the power of activist athletes to challenge this unjust status quo and model a different, more democratic vision of America."--Provided by publisher.
- Participant:
- Featuring Dave Zirin.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Daniel Marracino ; editor, Jeremy Earp.
- Notes:
- Widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio.
- Title and credits from screen.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2022.
- ISBN:
- 9781893521148
- 1893521141
- OCLC:
- 1348199714
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