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OverviewSports Semiotics applies semiotics (and other disciplines, secondarily) to analyse the social, cultural, economic and psychological significance of sports. It includes a primer on semiotic theory, sections on the analysis of wrestling by Roland Barthes in his book Mythologies, as well as sections on football and the sacred, the Super Bowl, and the semiotics of televised baseball. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur Asa BergerPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Weight: 0.147kg ISBN: 9789004541344ISBN 10: 9004541349 Pages: 70 Publication Date: 16 March 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Abstract Keywords 1 A Primer on Semiotics 2 Roland Barthes on Professional Wrestling 3 Baseball: Threes, Fours, and Exclusions 4 Fenway Park 5 Football and the Sacred 6 The Semiotics of Televised Baseball 7 The Super Bowl 8 Football: Semiotics, Psyche and Society 9 Coda Acknowledgments ReferenceReviewsAuthor InformationArthur Asa Berger, Ph.D. (1965), University of Minnesota, is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University. He is the author of more than 150 articles and 90 books on semiotics, popular culture, media analysis, tourism and humor. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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