Fallen Sports Heroes Media and Celebrity Culture

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Fallen Sports Heroes Media and Celebrity Culture

Author	: Lawrence A. Wenner
File Size	: 49,5 Mb
Publisher	: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Language	: English
Release Date	: 19 May 2024
ISBN	: 1433112981
Pages	: 0 pages

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Fallen Sports Heroes Media and Celebrity Culture by Lawrence A. Wenner Book PDF Summary

In examining the «hero to villain arc» of sport celebrity, this volume features leading scholars from the fields of media, sport, and cultural studies who bring diverse vantage points to understanding how contemporary sport celebrities become heroes and gain fame and then fall precipitously from grace through a variety of «sporting offenses».

Fallen Sports Heroes Media and Celebrity Culture by Lawrence A. Wenner

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