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Title:
The sports show : athletics as image and spectacle / David E. Little [exhibition curator] with essays by Simon Critchley and Joyce Carol Oates.
Publisher:
Univ Of Minnesota Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
302 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subject:
Photography of sports--Exhibitions.
Sports--Social aspects.
Mass media and sports.
Digital media.
Photobooks.
Other Authors:
Little, David E., 1963-
Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-301) and index.
Contents:
Time line of sports, media, and culture / compiled by Nicole Soukup. Working-class ballet / Simon Critchley -- Sporting leisure -- In the game: the machine-eye -- Everybody's a player -- Choosing side: rivals, race, and politics -- Pop icons: up close and very personal -- Sports spectacular -- The O.J. Simpson project -- O.J. Simpson interview by Roger Welch (1976) -- On boxing / Joyce Carol Oates -- Knockout: the body in pain -- Sports camera technology / Tom Arndt -- Time line of sports, media, and culture / compiled by Nicole Soukup.
Summary:
"This book explores the role of photography and media (television, video, and digital technology) in transforming sports from a casual leisure activity into a spectacle of mass participation. It catalogs photography and other media exhibited at "The Sports Show"--An exhibit held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, February 19 through May 13, 2012"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0816679371
9780816679379
OCLC:
(OCoLC)759910025
LCCN:
2011041220
Locations:
UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

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