Boxing, Masculinity and Identity
The 'I' of the Tiger
Seiten
2006
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-36771-4 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-36771-4 (ISBN)
Drawing on ethnographic research as well as popular representations of boxing in the media, this book considers the relationships between the portrayal of the sport and its practice, alongside complex sociological constructs of identity and gender.
Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of sport and cultural representations of gender, Boxing, Masculinity and Identity brings together ethnographic research with material from film, literature and journalism. Through this combination of theoretical insight and cultural awareness, Woodward explores the social constructs around boxing and our experience and understanding of central issues including:
masculinity
mind, body and the construction of identity
spectacle and performance: tensions between the public and private person
boxing on film: the role of cultural representations in building identities
methodologies: issues of authenticity and ‘truth’ in social science.
Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of sport and cultural representations of gender, Boxing, Masculinity and Identity brings together ethnographic research with material from film, literature and journalism. Through this combination of theoretical insight and cultural awareness, Woodward explores the social constructs around boxing and our experience and understanding of central issues including:
masculinity
mind, body and the construction of identity
spectacle and performance: tensions between the public and private person
boxing on film: the role of cultural representations in building identities
methodologies: issues of authenticity and ‘truth’ in social science.
Kath Woodward is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the Open University, UK where she is also chair of the Introduction to the Social Sciences course, which has been taken by more than 60,000 students since the year 2000. Her particular research interest lies in gender identities, culture and the media.
1. Boxing and gender identities 2. Outside in, inside out 3. Bodies and embodiment 4. Private stories, public stories: Heroes, celebrity and spectacle 5. When the going gets tough: going to the movies 6. Conclusion: I could have been a contender
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-36771-9 / 0415367719 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-36771-4 / 9780415367714 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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