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Author: Alan Tomlinson (University of Brighton, UK) ,
Bryan Clift
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9780367741518
ISBN 10: 0367741512
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 26 September 2022
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""Populism in Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture’s thorough accounting of past theorizations of populism and sport coupled with its insightful analyses of the ways contemporary populists all across the globe are using sport to engender mass support and sow dehumanizing divisions makes this book vital reading for all those interested in making sense of the dangerous politics facing us today."" Kyle W. Kusz, Department of English, University of Rhode Island, USA ""Sport mega-events are ideal vehicles for politicians’ populist agendas. This volume provides insightful analyses of sport/populism links, male politicians’ personality cults and ‘man of the people’ rhetoric. Trump, Johnson, Lula, and Berlusconi are pertinent examples. If there were any doubts that sport is political, this book should put that myth to rest."" Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, Canada ""Historically uneasy about popular culture, sociology can ill afford to discount its populist uses and abuses. This critically incisive, international collection, influenced by Stuart Hall’s path-breaking analysis, ranges freely across the terrain of popular pleasure. In drawing the sociological eye to Trumpian politics, the book makes a particularly persuasive case for a deeper sociological engagement with populist rhetoric and power."" David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia ""Offering timely and pertinent engagement with populism and sport, this collection confronts populism’s perils, exposing the power of individuals as both bearers and breakers of democratic decision-making protocols. Questions of human rights and social justice and the potential for populist movements to enact change against inequalities, make this essential reading for anyone seeking sense-making strategies amidst turbulent political landscapes."" Beccy Watson, Reader, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Populism in Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture's thorough accounting of past theorizations of populism and sport coupled with its insightful analyses of the ways contemporary populists all across the globe are using sport to engender mass support and sow dehumanizing divisions makes this book vital reading for all those interested in making sense of the dangerous politics facing us today. Kyle W. Kusz, Department of English, University of Rhode Island, USA Sport mega-events are ideal vehicles for politicians' populist agendas. This volume provides insightful analyses of sport/populism links, male politicians' personality cults and 'man of the people' rhetoric. Trump, Johnson, Lula, and Berlusconi are pertinent examples. If there were any doubts that sport is political, this book should put that myth to rest. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, Canada Historically uneasy about popular culture, sociology can ill afford to discount its populist uses and abuses. This critically incisive, international collection, influenced by Stuart Hall's path-breaking analysis, ranges freely across the terrain of popular pleasure. In drawing the sociological eye to Trumpian politics, the book makes a particularly persuasive case for a deeper sociological engagement with populist rhetoric and power. David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia Offering timely and pertinent engagement with populism and sport, this collection confronts populism's perils, exposing the power of individuals as both bearers and breakers of democratic decision-making protocols. Questions of human rights and social justice and the potential for populist movements to enact change against inequalities, make this essential reading for anyone seeking sense-making strategies amidst turbulent political landscapes. Beccy Watson, Reader, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Author Information
Bryan C. Clift is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Department for Health at the University of Bath, UK, where he is the Director of the Centre for Qualitative Research. Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies at the University of Brighton, UK, and has written widely on sport, leisure, and popular culture in their sociological and historical contexts.
