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Sports Semiotics

Sports Semiotics - Popular Culture

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Publisher's Synopsis

Sports Semiotics applies semiotics (and other disciplines, secondarily) to analyse the social, cultural, economic and psychological significance of sports. It includes a primer on semiotic theory, sections on the analysis of wrestling by Roland Barthes in his book Mythologies, as well as sections on football and the sacred, the Super Bowl, and the semiotics of televised baseball.

About the Publisher

Brill

Founded in 1683, Brill is a publishing house with a rich history and a strong international focus. The company's head office is in Leiden, (The Netherlands) with a branch office in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Brill's publications focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, International Law and selected areas in the Sciences.

Book information

ISBN: 9789004541344
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.01
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 147g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm