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In 2016, the Super Bowl, the climactic spectacle of American
professional football, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Super
Bowl stands as the broadest 'shared experience' in American
culture. As television ratings, cultural practices, and scholarly
tomes reveal, more people participate in watching the Super Bowl
than in any other common endeavour in the United States. The Super
Bowl has become a new national holiday dedicated to the celebration
of consumption-the driving force underneath modern culture. Beyond
the borders of the United States, the Super Bowl does not rank as
highly as a global phenomenon, though it increasingly draws larger
audiences in a few nations around the globe. Some watch as curious
students of American habits, others seem to be developing affinity
for American-style football. The global dynamics of the consumption
of football reveal much about the dynamics of American 'soft power'
and cultural influence in the new globalized social networks that
are emerging as consumption increasingly powers not only the United
States but also the world economy. A Half Century of Super Bowls:
National and Global Perspectives on America's Grandest Spectacle
analyzes the Super Bowl in shaping American and global communities
and identities. It was originally published as a special issue of
the International Journal of the History of Sport.
In 2016, the Super Bowl, the climactic spectacle of American
professional football, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Super
Bowl stands as the broadest 'shared experience' in American
culture. As television ratings, cultural practices, and scholarly
tomes reveal, more people participate in watching the Super Bowl
than in any other common endeavour in the United States. The Super
Bowl has become a new national holiday dedicated to the celebration
of consumption-the driving force underneath modern culture. Beyond
the borders of the United States, the Super Bowl does not rank as
highly as a global phenomenon, though it increasingly draws larger
audiences in a few nations around the globe. Some watch as curious
students of American habits, others seem to be developing affinity
for American-style football. The global dynamics of the consumption
of football reveal much about the dynamics of American 'soft power'
and cultural influence in the new globalized social networks that
are emerging as consumption increasingly powers not only the United
States but also the world economy. A Half Century of Super Bowls:
National and Global Perspectives on America's Grandest Spectacle
analyzes the Super Bowl in shaping American and global communities
and identities. It was originally published as a special issue of
the International Journal of the History of Sport.
This new four-volume collection from Routledge includes the key
articles, book chapters, and other essays in the philosophy of
sport. It covers different areas of philosophy (e.g. ethics,
metaphysics); different enduring topics (e.g. what counts as fair
play, whether sport can be defined or not); different time periods
(early 'classic' articles and more modern contributions);
cross-cultural perspectives (authors from around the world); and a
topically diverse subject matter (including the phenomena of sport,
games, play, embodiment, and the like). Designed to acquaint new
students and more advanced researchers with the best literature
available, as well as a synopsis of what has attracted philosophic
attention, what is known, and what is still being analysed, the
collection will also help readers draw conclusions about what lies
ahead in the philosophy of sport. Including a new introduction by
the editors and fully indexed, this 'mini-library' of the very best
and most influential writings on the philosophy of sport is
destined to be valued by researchers and students as an essential
work of reference.
Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition, edited by
Douglas R. Hochstetler, analyzes the relationship between endurance
sports-such as running, cycling, and swimming-and themes from the
American philosophical tradition. The contributors enter into
dialogue with writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James,
Henry David Thoreau, and John Dewey, as well as more recent
scholars such as John McDermott and bell hooks. Examining American
philosophical themes informs issues in endurance sport, and the
experiential nature of endurance sport helps address philosophical
issues and explain philosophical themes in American philosophy. The
chapters bear witness to the fact that philosophy is not limited to
abstract notions such as justice, truth, happiness, and so forth,
but intersects with and has a bearing on our human endeavors of
work and play. Furthermore, the themes centrally related to the
American philosophical tradition align closely with the challenges
and experiences present and faced by runners, cyclists, swimmers,
and endurance athletes in general.
Endurance Sport and the American Philosophical Tradition, edited by
Douglas R. Hochstetler, analyzes the relationship between endurance
sports-such as running, cycling, and swimming-and themes from the
American philosophical tradition. The contributors enter into
dialogue with writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, William James,
Henry David Thoreau, and John Dewey, as well as more recent
scholars such as John McDermott and bell hooks. Examining American
philosophical themes informs issues in endurance sport, and the
experiential nature of endurance sport helps address philosophical
issues and explain philosophical themes in American philosophy. The
chapters bear witness to the fact that philosophy is not limited to
abstract notions such as justice, truth, happiness, and so forth,
but intersects with and has a bearing on our human endeavors of
work and play. Furthermore, the themes centrally related to the
American philosophical tradition align closely with the challenges
and experiences present and faced by runners, cyclists, swimmers,
and endurance athletes in general.
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