Ball Don't Lie: Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball

Yago Cols

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Temple University Press,U.S., 2016

1439912432 / 9781439912430

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Pro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth Ball don t lie during a game. It is a protest against a referee s bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream American popular culture.In Ball Don t Lie , Yago Colas traces the various forms of power at work in the intersections between basketball and language from the game s invention to the present day. He critiques existing popular myths concerning the history of basketball, contextualizes them, and presents an alternative history of the sport inspired by innovations. Colas emphasizes the creative prerogative of players and the ways in which their innovations shape and are shaped by broader cultural and social phenomena.Ball Don't Lie shows that basketball cannot be reduced to a single, fixed or timeless essence but instead is a continually evolving exhibition of physical culture that flexibly adapts to and sparks changes in American society.…

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Titre
Ball Don't Lie: Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball
Auteur
Yago Cols
Éditeur
Temple University Press,U.S.
Année de publication
2016
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1439912432
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781439912430
Série
Livre 2 sur 5: Sporting

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