{"product_id":"sports-movies-hardback-9780813599878","title":"Sports Movies (Hardback) 9780813599878","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSports Movies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLester D. Friedman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813599878\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e210 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 11.4 x 1.8 cm, 0.254 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"This compact book packs a huge punch! Engaging and illustrative, \u003ci\u003eSports Movies\u003c\/i\u003e deftly tackles the widely popular genre of sports films. Lester Friedman skillfully unpacks the history, themes, and cultural significance of the genre while attending to the consequential ways race, class, gender, and sexuality come into play on and off the field.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Samantha Noelle Sheppard, co-editor of From Madea to Media Mogul: Theorizing Tyler Perry\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"In this readable and insightful book, Lester Friedman invites readers to consider how movies about sport bring winners and losers into focus on the playing field and beyond.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Thomas P. Oates, author of Football and Manliness: An Unauthorized Feminist Account of the NFL\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, sports movies are among the most beloved of American films. Revolving around familiar narratives like the underdog story, these movies have generated modern-day legends, reinforcing and disseminating our national myths about the American Dream.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In \u003ci\u003eSports Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, Lester D. Friedman describes the traditional formulas that have made these movies such crowd-pleasers, including stock figures like the disgraced athlete on a quest for redemption, or the wise old coaches who help mentor the heroes to victory. He also explores how the genre's attitudes have changed over time, especially in key issues like class, race, masculinity, and women in sports.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Along the way, he takes stock of sports films from the dawn of cinema's silent era to the present day, including classic baseball movies like \u003ci\u003ePride of the Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBull Durham\u003c\/i\u003e, basketball movies like \u003ci\u003eHoosiers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHe's Got Game\u003c\/i\u003e, football movies like \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRudy\u003c\/i\u003e, and boxing movies like \u003ci\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. As Friedman's analyses reveal, not only do sports movies influence our perceptions about the drama of real-life sports, but they also help to shape our attitudes toward the competitive ethos in American life.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaseball Movies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasketball Movies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootball Movies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoxing Movies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sporting Life:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Selected Filmography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563732922648,"sku":"9780813599878","price":57.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sports-movies-hardback-9780813599878","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}