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Author:   Zachary Ingle ,  David M. Sutera
Publisher:   Scarecrow Press
Imprint:   Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9780810887879

ISBN 10:   0810887878
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   28 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction, Zachary Ingle and David M. Sutera AESTHETIC APPROACHES “A Few Brief Moments”: Truth and Image in Sports Documentaries Cynthia Fuchs The Wrestling Road Diaries: The Crossroads of Bourgeois and Popular Aesthetics Shane Toepfer Murderball: Hypercapitalism and the Ethics of Narrative Forms in Life-Writing Soumitra Ghosh History and Performance in Spike’s Sports Docs: Jim Brown: All-American and Kobe Doin’ Work Zachary Ingle Senna: Technological and Stylistic Developments in Documentary Patrick Terry GENDER AND SEXUALITY “The Best Storyteller of Them All”: Constructions of Masculinity and Authenticity in Wrestling with Shadows and Beyond the Mat Dan Ward Manhood in a Bottle: Strength, Status, and Steroids Sanjukta Ghosh Out and Proud: The Brave New World of Gay, Lesbian, and Transsexual Sports Documentaries Sarah Boslaugh SPORTS ON THE MARGINS Battle Gaming: Social Media and Sports on the Margins Jeffrey A. Sartain Role Models and Regular People: Cultures of Hegemony in the World of Murderball Matthew A. McNiece The Death of Kayfabe: Looking Behind the Curtain of Professional Wrestling Keith Corson Appendix A: Filmography Index About the Contributors About the Editors

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Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries builds on the increasing popularity of documentaries by presenting 11 critical essays on documentary films about sport. A great strength of the book is that the essays do not focus only on what could broadly be called 'mainstream' sport. In addition to essays on films about basketball, football and auto racing, there are essays on films about professional wrestling, LARPing (live action role playing, also known as battle gaming) and wheelchair rugby. This range of essay subjects is commendable, not only in that it acknowledges the many different types of activity that can be classified as sport, but also because it includes activities that are often dismissed as not being 'real' sport. ... The book greatly benefits from the variety of analytical perspectives employed in the essays. ... Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries is a very enjoyable read, while also providing thoughtful and informed perspectives. It would be an excellent resource for courses on sport and society, or film and society... The book will also be of interest to sports researchers and film researchers, and to any reader interested in how the medium of film constructs and portrays stories. Annals of Leisure Research

Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries builds on the increasing popularity of documentaries by presenting 11 critical essays on documentary films about sport. A great strength of the book is that the essays do not focus only on what could broadly be called 'mainstream' sport. In addition to essays on films about basketball, football and auto racing, there are essays on films about professional wrestling, LARPing (live action role playing, also known as battle gaming) and wheelchair rugby. This range of essay subjects is commendable, not only in that it acknowledges the many different types of activity that can be classified as sport, but also because it includes activities that are often dismissed as not being 'real' sport. ... The book greatly benefits from the variety of analytical perspectives employed in the essays. ... Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries is a very enjoyable read, while also providing thoughtful and informed perspectives. It would be an excellent resource for courses on sport and society, or film and society. . . . The book will also be of interest to sports researchers and film researchers, and to any reader interested in how the medium of film constructs and portrays stories. * Annals of Leisure Research *

Author Information

Zachary Ingle has published articles and reviews in journals such as Mass Communication and Society, Literature/Film Quarterly, Film-Philosophy, and Journal of American Culture. He is the editor of Robert Rodriguez: Interviews (2012). David M. Sutera is a film and media scholar and an independent filmmaker. Ingle and Sutera are the editors of Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries (Scarecrow, 2013).

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