Sports heroines on film : a critical study of cinematic women athletes, coaches and owners /
"Sports films are a popular genre. In some ways they are akin to highlight reels, depicting the emotional climax of wins and losses, aggression and dominance. They also epitomize the kind of propaganda of male dominant culture, packaged for entertainment purposes. This discussion of sports film...
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| Format: | Electronisk eBog |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2015]
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| Online adgang: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Summary: | "Sports films are a popular genre. In some ways they are akin to highlight reels, depicting the emotional climax of wins and losses, aggression and dominance. They also epitomize the kind of propaganda of male dominant culture, packaged for entertainment purposes. This discussion of sports film heroines begins with National Velvet (1944) and ends with Secretariat (2010)"-- |
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| Fysisk beskrivelse: | 1 online resource (201 pages) |
| Bibliografi: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781476616933 (e-book) |