Boxing, masculinity and identity : the "I" of the tiger /
Woodward, Kath.
Boxing, masculinity and identity : the "I" of the tiger / Kath Woodward. - vi, 177 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Masculinity on the ropes? : boxing and gender identities -- Outside in, inside out ; routine masculinities -- Boxing bodies and embodied masculinities -- Public stories, personal stories : heroes, celebrity and spectacle -- When the going gets tough : going to the movies -- Conclusion : I could have been a contender. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Tough, aggressive and uncompromising, boxing is often perceived to be the ultimate "masculine" sport, a sport where heroes are made and destroyed, both literally and in myth. Woodward's text explores the masculine identity, and goes on to use the sport and spectacle of boxing to introduce discussion of the nature of physical embodiment, the relationship between the private and public body, the role of celebrity, and the formation and representation of identities. The text uses UK and US ethnographic research as well as portrayals of boxing from film, literature and the press to illustrate themes for study in masculinity and identity. This book is written as a text for students and will be of interest to those following courses in sociology, sport, culture and gender studies."--Publisher description.
0415367700 (hardback) 0415367719 (pbk.)
2396982
2006016938
Sports--Sociological aspects
Boxing--Social aspects
Gender identity.
Masculinity.
GV706.5 / .W66 2006
796.83
Boxing, masculinity and identity : the "I" of the tiger / Kath Woodward. - vi, 177 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Masculinity on the ropes? : boxing and gender identities -- Outside in, inside out ; routine masculinities -- Boxing bodies and embodied masculinities -- Public stories, personal stories : heroes, celebrity and spectacle -- When the going gets tough : going to the movies -- Conclusion : I could have been a contender. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Tough, aggressive and uncompromising, boxing is often perceived to be the ultimate "masculine" sport, a sport where heroes are made and destroyed, both literally and in myth. Woodward's text explores the masculine identity, and goes on to use the sport and spectacle of boxing to introduce discussion of the nature of physical embodiment, the relationship between the private and public body, the role of celebrity, and the formation and representation of identities. The text uses UK and US ethnographic research as well as portrayals of boxing from film, literature and the press to illustrate themes for study in masculinity and identity. This book is written as a text for students and will be of interest to those following courses in sociology, sport, culture and gender studies."--Publisher description.
0415367700 (hardback) 0415367719 (pbk.)
2396982
2006016938
Sports--Sociological aspects
Boxing--Social aspects
Gender identity.
Masculinity.
GV706.5 / .W66 2006
796.83