Overview

The sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres. From classic boxing films such as Raging Bull (1980) to soccer-themed box-office successes like Bend it Like Beckham (2002), the sports film stands at the interface of two of our most important cultural forms. This book examines the social, historical and ideological significance of representations of sport in film internationally, an essential guide for all students and enthusiasts of sport, film, media and culture. Sport and Film traces the history of the sports film, from the beginnings of cinema in the 1890s, its consolidation as a distinct fiction genre in the mid 1920s in Hollywood films such as Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman (1925), to its contemporary manifestation in Oscar-winning films such as Million Dollar Baby (2004) and The Fighter (2010). Drawing on an extensive range of films as source material, the book explores key issues in the study of sport, film and wider society, including race, social class, gender and the legacy of 9/11. It also offers an invaluable guide to 'reading' a film, to help students fully engage with their source material. Comprehensive, authoritative and accessible, this book is an important addition to the literature in both film and media studies, sport studies and cultural studies more generally.

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Author:   Seán Crosson (National University of Ireland, Galway) ,  Se N Crosson (National University of Ireland, Galway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780415569934

ISBN 10:   0415569931
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   09 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9781032294803
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Sport and Film is an important addition to the literature which, though not primarily historical in orientation, will be of considerable interest to sports historians. - Marcus Free, The International Journal of the History of Sport, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland

Sport and Film is an important addition to the literature which, though not primarily historical in orientation, will be of considerable interest to sports historians. - Marcus Free, The International Journal of the History of Sport, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland Sean Crosson can be deservedly said to have moved the `frontiers of sport' and should inspire students to engage with both sport in film and film in sport. - John Bale, Sport in History, Keele University, UK

"""Sport and Film is an important addition to the literature which, though not primarily historical in orientation, will be of considerable interest to sports historians."" – Marcus Free, The International Journal of the History of Sport, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland ""Seán Crosson can be deservedly said to have moved the ‘frontiers of sport’ and should inspire students to engage with both sport in film and film in sport."" – John Bale, Sport in History, Keele University, UK"

Author Information

Seán Crosson is Programme Director of the MA in Film Studies: Theory and Practice in the Huston School of Film & Digital Media at NUI, Galway, Ireland. He has published widely on film, focusing in particular in recent years on the representation of sport in film. His previous publications include (as co-editor) the collection Sport, Representation and Evolving Identities in Europe (Peter Lang, 2010) and a special issue of Media History journal on 'Sport and the Media in Ireland' (2011).

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