Power Played
a critical criminology of sport
$262.74
- Hardcover
362 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2022
Summary
Power Played: Unmasking Inequality and Harm in Modern Sport
This innovative collection convincingly argues that modern sport can be characterized by unequal and problematic power relations that are inextricably linked to issues of violence, harm, deviance, and punishment.
On the one hand, sport is a mainstay of community building, an expression of solidarity, and a means to mental and social health. On the other, there is the star player who commits sexual violence, the tran…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780774867795 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0774867795 |
| Series: | Law and Society |
| Author: | Derek Silva, Liam Kennedy |
| Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press |
| Imprint: | University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 362 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Taken together, this volume provides a comprehensive outlook on how (critical) criminology can inform our understanding of deviancy and crime within sports, and it does so through a myriad of ways.”
- Tony B. Mickelsson, Södertörn University (idrottsforum.org)About The Author
Derek Silva
Derek Silva is an associate professor of sociology at King’s University College at Western University and an adjunct research professor of sociology and anthropology at Carleton University. He serves on the editorial board of the Sociology of Sport Journal and co-hosts The End of Sport podcast. With Alex Luscombe and Kevin Walby, he is also the author of Changing of the Guards: Private Influences, Privatization, and Criminal Justice in Canada.
Liam Kennedy is an associate professor of criminology at King’s University College at Western University. His most recent work appears in Theoretical Criminology; Crime, Media, Culture; Punishment & Society; and the Sociology of Sport Journal.
Contributors: Vida Bajc, Avi Brisman, Karen Corteen, Jamie Crowther, Bridgette Desjardins, Grace Gallacher, Nic Groombridge, Stacey Hannem, Kathryn Henne, Deborah Jump, Jacqueline Kennelly, Stacey L. Lorenz, Braeden McKenzie, Rosie Meek, Mark Norman, Victoria Silverwood, Deanna Simonetto, Hannah Smithson, Dale Spencer, Erica Fae Thomson, Matt Ventresca, Kevin Young
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