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The baseball film : a cultural and transmedia history
- Title
- The baseball film : a cultural and transmedia history / Aaron Baker.
- Author
- Baker, Aaron
- Publication
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2022]
- ©2022
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Details
- Description
- vii, 207 pages : illustrations (black and white); 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The Baseball Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History looks at how the American pastime has been represented in film, on television and more recently by digital media. While baseball has often been regarded as embodying the values needed to achieve upward mobility and success, some media narratives about it look back nostalgically to a past when White men defined the game, and others focus on stories about the sport that more truly represent the diversity of American society. This book covers several important themes in the media representation of baseball: how it has symbolized opportunities in American society, how the promises and challenges of Major League Baseball as a business have been represented, the conflict and benefits brought by greater social diversity in the sport, how globalization has impacted the game, how fans are shown in media representation of baseball, and how it is offered as an important activity in the development of young people"--
- Series Statement
- Screening sports
- Uniform Title
- Screening sports.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-193), filmography (pages 173-174), and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The baseball film--nostalgia and innovation -- Hollywood baseball films : nostalgic white masculinity or the national pastime? -- The business of baseball -- Screening who gets to play -- The glocalized game -- Fanball -- Learning the game -- Conclusion: The show for the thinking fan and going online.
- Call Number
- MFL 22-19
- ISBN
- 9780813596891
- 0813596890
- 9780813596884
- 0813596882
- LCCN
- 2021015685
- OCLC
- 1246284547
- Author
- Baker, Aaron, author.
- Title
- The baseball film : a cultural and transmedia history / Aaron Baker.
- Publisher
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2022]
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Screening sportsScreening sports.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-193), filmography (pages 173-174), and index.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 22-19