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Contesting Identities

- SPORTS IN AMERICAN FILM

About Contesting Identities

Shows that sports films tackle socially constructed identities such as class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. In addition to discussing the genre's recurring dramatic tropes, this book looks at the social and cinematic impacts of real-life sports figures from Jackie Robinson and Babe Didrikson Zaharias to Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780252073540
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 176
  • Published:
  • January 16, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x154x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 268 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 26, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Contesting Identities

Shows that sports films tackle socially constructed identities such as class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. In addition to discussing the genre's recurring dramatic tropes, this book looks at the social and cinematic impacts of real-life sports figures from Jackie Robinson and Babe Didrikson Zaharias to Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan.

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