All-Stars and Movie Stars: Sports in Film and History

By Deborah A. Carmichael, Ron Briley, Eden O'Neill

Book Overview

Sports films are popular forms of entertainment around the world, but beyond simply amusing audiences, they also reveal much about class, race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. In All-Stars and Movie Stars, Ron Briley, Michael K. Schoenecke, and Deborah A. Carmichael explore the interplay between sports films and critical aspects of our culture, examining them as both historical artifacts and building blocks of ideologies, values, and stereotypes. The book covers not only Hollywood hits

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813124484
• ISBN13: 9780813124483
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher