Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Rudy Mondragón (Editor), Gaye Theresa Johnson (Editor), David J. Leonard (Editor)Series:SpsPublish date:12/9/2025Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Illinois PressISBN-13:9780252046865ISBN-10:252046862UPC:9780252046865Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Boxing, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanProduct ID:SCVSYXE4YA
Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion
Professional boxers practice their trade within an ostensibly apolitical arena. In reality, however, the fighters work inside a capitalistic and neoliberal sports culture that they both challenge and uphold. This collection delves into professional boxing's capacity for brilliance, contradiction, resistance, and complicity. Scholars, activists, and artists explore the boxing ring as a site for...
Series: Sps
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Illinois PressISBN-13:9780252046865ISBN-10:252046862UPC:9780252046865Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Boxing, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanProduct ID:SCVSYXE4YA
Rudy Mondragón is an assistant professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is currently working on a book manuscript that examines the political economy of boxing and how professional boxers perform dignity and resistance. Gaye Theresa Johnson is an associate professor of African American Studies and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los...
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
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