Not just a game /

We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix. In this documentary, Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation magazine, takes viewers on a tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture -- showing how sports have helped both to stabilize and to disru...

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Corporate Author: Media Education Foundation
Other Authors: Zirin, Dave (Screenwriter, Speaker), Earp, Jeremy (Screenwriter, Director), Boulton, Chris (Screenwriter, Producer), Jhally, Sut (Producer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Optional English subtitles.
Published: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, [2010]
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Summary:We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix. In this documentary, Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation magazine, takes viewers on a tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture -- showing how sports have helped both to stabilize and to disrupt the political status quo throughout history. Explores how American sports, at their worst, have reinforced repressive political ideas and institutions by glamorizing things like militarism, racism, sexism, and homophobia, as well as looking at a history of rebel athletes who dared to fight for social justice beyond the field of play.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC.
Production Credits:Editor, Jason Young ; executive producer, Sut Jhally ; director of photography, Tom Robertson.
ISBN:1932869506
9781932869507