Identity in Professional Wrestling e-bog
151,31 DKK
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Part sport, part performance art, professional wrestling's appeal crosses national, racial and gender boundaries--in large part by playing to national, racial and gender stereotypes that resonate with audiences. Scholars who study competitive sports tend to dismiss wrestling, with its scripted outcomes, as "e;fake,"e; yet fail to recognize a key similarity: both present athletic disp...
E-bog
151,31 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
4 marts 2018
Længde
317 sider
Genrer
SRC
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781476631417
Part sport, part performance art, professional wrestling's appeal crosses national, racial and gender boundaries--in large part by playing to national, racial and gender stereotypes that resonate with audiences. Scholars who study competitive sports tend to dismiss wrestling, with its scripted outcomes, as "e;fake,"e; yet fail to recognize a key similarity: both present athletic displays for maximized profit through live events, television viewership and merchandise sales. This collection of new essays contributes to the literature on pro wrestling with a broad exploration of identity in the sport. Topics include cultural appropriation in the ring, gender non-comformity, national stereotypes, and wrestling as transmission of cultural values.