Tag: Britt-Marie Ringfjord
The politics of masculine ideals in American football
American football represents traditional masculinity ideals, but has of late also been criticized for racism as well as high rates of brain injuries. Read more about this in Thomas P. Oates’ Football and Manliness: An Unauthorized Feminist Account of the NFL (University of Illinois Press). Our reviewer Britt-Marie Ringfjord finds much to like about Oates’ thorough account of the gridiron.