
Sports Discourse
Tony Schirato(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic USA (Publisher)
Published on 12. September 2013
Book
Hardback
184 pages
978-1-4411-1919-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book both defines sports discourse, and provides an account of the different discourses that are utilized and come into play when the field of sport speaks. It shows how the sports communities have been addressed over time by various speakers, across various multimodal genres. Tony Schirato looks first at how discourse can be viewed as a form of work, something that produces and naturalizes meanings, and habituates the way we see the world.
Grounding this exploration is an account of the development of the field of sport as a specific discursive regime, one that is both reflected and refracted by the dominant discourses and values of the time. These discourses have become naturalized and shape activities and materialities at local and global levels.
The book ends with an examination of how new technologies and the Web are changing sports discourse, in some cases radically via online commentary, Twitter and user-generated content.
Grounding this exploration is an account of the development of the field of sport as a specific discursive regime, one that is both reflected and refracted by the dominant discourses and values of the time. These discourses have become naturalized and shape activities and materialities at local and global levels.
The book ends with an examination of how new technologies and the Web are changing sports discourse, in some cases radically via online commentary, Twitter and user-generated content.
Reviews / Votes
The language and logic of sporting competition and conduct are deeply ingrained in everyday talk and texts. Combining theoretical sophistication with historical scope, Tony Schirato explains why this is the case. This accessible book travels from the foundations of modern sport through to the expansion of television sport and the rhythms of a globalised, digital age. I recommend it to any reader wanting to understand how the cultural field of sport both reflects and informs the world in which we live. -- Brett Hutchins, Associate Professor of Communications and Media Studies and Co-Director of the Research Unit in Media Studies, Monash University, AustraliaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
423 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-1919-3 (9781441119193)
DOI
CBID162437
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Person
Tony Schirato is Reader in Media Studies, Victoria Wellington University, New Zealand.
Content
1. Discourse and Critical Theory
2. Play and Sport
3. Public School Athletics
4. Victorian Sport
5. Gender and Sport
6. Global Sport
7. The Modern Olympic Games
8. Television Genres and Sport
9. Media Interactivity and Fantasy Sport
10. Conclusion
Bibliography
2. Play and Sport
3. Public School Athletics
4. Victorian Sport
5. Gender and Sport
6. Global Sport
7. The Modern Olympic Games
8. Television Genres and Sport
9. Media Interactivity and Fantasy Sport
10. Conclusion
Bibliography