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Heroes or zeros? : the media's perceptions of paralympic sport

Title
Heroes or zeros? : the media's perceptions of paralympic sport / edited by Otto J. Schantz & Keith Gilbert.
Publication
Champaign, Ill. : Common Ground, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Schantz, Otto.
  • Gilbert, Keith, 1950-
Description
xii, 259 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Heroes or zeros? : the media's perceptions of Paralympic sport" is a compilation of much of the latest research on the relationship between various types of media, disability and the Paralympic Movement. The book is developed around a series of themes which highlight specific aspects of the constant shifting association between the two distinct entities. The chapters are therefore divided into the following specific clusters of chapters; Part I National narratives and Paralympic sport; Part II Visibility of disability; Part III Reconceptualising Paralympic sport, disability and the media. The chapters within each section reflect specific perspectives which are highlighted in the final chapter. These include research into the impacts of television, radio, print media, online media and other forms of new media and their on-going relationship to Paralympians, the Paralympic Games and the wider Paralympic Movement. Throughout the authors refer constantly to the changing and dynamic relationship between the media and the continual marginalization of Paralympians and individuals with a disability in all forms of media content and analysis. Finally, they offer some suggestions which if developed could make a significant difference to the way in which the media portray disability and Paralympic sport to the public in future.
Subject
  • Jeux paralympiques
  • Paralympic Games
  • Paralympics
  • Sports for people with disabilities
  • Mass media and sports
  • Mass media and sports > Social aspects
  • Sports pour personnes handicapées
  • Médias et sports
  • Médias et sports > Aspect social
Genre/Form
Études diverses.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9781612290577
  • 1612290574
  • 9781612290584
  • 1612290582
LCCN
2012006047
OCLC
  • ocn779529964
  • 779529964
  • SCSB-1672491
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library