Power Played : A Critical Criminology of Sport Paperback / softback
Edited by Derek Silva, Liam Kennedy
Part of the Law and Society series
Paperback / softback
Description
This innovative collection convincingly argues that modern sport can be characterized by unequal and problematic power relations that are inextricably linked to issues of violence, harm, deviance, and punishment. On the one hand, sport is a mainstay of community building, an expression of solidarity, and a means to mental and social health.
On the other, there is the star player who commits sexual violence, the trans athlete whose achievements are dismissed as fraudulent, or the racist and abusive nationalism of the impassioned sports fan.
From drawing connections between head trauma and athletic violence to exploring the social meanings of sport in prison, contributors to this volume reimagine sport as an important unit of analysis for critical criminologists. Messages about crime, violence, and punishment in sport mirror broader relations of power that exist off the field.
Situated at the intersections of sport, sporting culture, and crime, Power Played blows the whistle on the harm, violence, and exploitation embedded within.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:362 pages, 2 tables
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2023
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- ISBN:9780774867801
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:362 pages, 2 tables
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:01/06/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774867801
