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How Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains Postmodernism: The Billy Clyde Conundrum
The Billy Clyde Conundrum
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The book explores the intersection of American football and postmodernist theory, offering sociological insights into the sport's media-driven narratives. It examines the competing themes of sportsmanship versus brutality, heroism versus antiheroism, and athleticism versus self-indulgence, alongside issues of honor, chicanery, chivalry, and sexism. Through this analysis, it provides a critical lens on how these contrasting narratives shape the perception and culture surrounding football.
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How Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains Postmodernism: The Billy Clyde Conundrum, Robert Kerr
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- 2015
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- Title
- How Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains Postmodernism: The Billy Clyde Conundrum
- Subtitle
- The Billy Clyde Conundrum
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Kerr
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 143
- ISBN13
- 9781137555885
- Category
- Social sciences, Hobby and Home
- Description
- The book explores the intersection of American football and postmodernist theory, offering sociological insights into the sport's media-driven narratives. It examines the competing themes of sportsmanship versus brutality, heroism versus antiheroism, and athleticism versus self-indulgence, alongside issues of honor, chicanery, chivalry, and sexism. Through this analysis, it provides a critical lens on how these contrasting narratives shape the perception and culture surrounding football.