In US cultural mythology sport is a “field of dreams”
Robbins, G.
(5 August 2022)
In US cultural mythology sport is a “field of dreams”.
USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog.
Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, American sport was once again the site of reaction and protest. Glyn Robbins takes an outsider’s view of the US’ relationship with baseball, basketball, and American football, writing that while such games evoke the American Dream of eternal hope through striving for success, they are also entwined with politics, both activist and progressive, and colonialist and reactionary.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 09 Sep 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/116561 |