The Tiger Woods Phenomenon

Essays on the Cultural Impact of Golf's Fallible Superman

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6494-4 (ISBN)

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The essays in this book arise from the premise that Tiger Woods is not simply a phenomenal player but is also an Everyman who has displayed all-too-human foibles and weaknesses. The first half of the collection focuses on Tiger's superman game and how he has affected, and been affected by, the golfing world. Works on the sport that examine this supreme golfer cannot capture the full significance of the Tiger Woods phenomenon, however. Unlike many other talented athletes, Woods has transcended his sport, becoming a cultural icon. In the second half of the book, scholars examine everyman Tiger, illustrating how his life reflects significant and often contentious issues within American culture and the world.

Donna J. Barbie is chair of the Humanities and Social Science Department and professor of humanities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Donna J. Barbie

PART I: SUPERMAN TIGER

Creating a Competitive Advantage: The Power of Physicality, Psychology and Spiritual Discourse

John Lamothe

Branding: At What Price?

Michael V. Perez

Showing Us the Money

Joe Gisondi

Faithful Fandom

Donna J. Barbie

Celebrations and Conniptions in the “Gentleman’s” Game

Donna J. Barbie

Ego, Entitlement and Egregious Behavior

Sarah D. Fogle

PART II: EVERYMAN TIGER

Reluctantly Playing the Race Game

Linda H. Straubel and Donna J. Barbie

Painful Pleasures

Jonathan French

Responsible Adults in the Toy Department

Steve Master

Public Apology and Acts of Contrition

James G. Shoopman

Par for the Course: The “Bimbo Tally”

Libbie Searcy

Tweet Your Troubles Away

Lynnette Porter and Donna J. Barbie

About the Contributors

Index

Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliographies, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7864-6494-1 / 0786464941
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6494-4 / 9780786464944
Zustand	Neuware