Boxing, Masculinity and Identity : The 'I' of the Tiger

ISBN-13: 9780415367707 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 177 str.

Kath Woodward

Opis

Tough, aggressive and uncompromising, boxing is often perceived to be the ultimate "masculine" sport, a sport where heroes are made and destroyed, both literally and in myth. Woodward's text explores the masculine identity, and goes on to use the sport and spectacle of boxing to introduce discussion of the nature of physical embodiment, the relationship between the private and public body, the role of celebrity, and the formation and representation of identities.
The text uses UK and US ethnographic research as well as portrayals of boxing from film, literature and the press to illustrate themes for study in masculinity and identity.
This book is written as a text for students and will be of interest to those following courses in sociology, sport, culture and gender studies.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.