What does it mean when a hit that knocks an American football player unconscious is cheered by spectators? What are the consequences of such violence for the participants of this sport and for the entertainment culture in which it exists? This book brings together scholars and sport commentators to examine the relationship between American football, violence and the larger relations of power within contemporary society.
From high school and college to the NFL, "Football, Culture, and Power" analyses the social, political and cultural imprint of America s national pastime. The NFL s...
What does it mean when a hit that knocks an American football player unconscious is cheered by spectators? What are the consequences of such violen...
