Tag: Stephen Glynn
Excellent and enjoyable collection, appropriately scholarly, utterly readable, and attractively wide ranging
Sport and film have historically been key components of national cultures and societies. Seán Crosson’s Sport, Film and National Culture (Routledge) is the first collection dedicated to examining the intersection of these popular cultural forces within specific national contexts. Garry Whannel, one of the world’s leading experts on the cultural analysis of media sport is our reviewer, and he is unequivocally enthusiastic; a few minor comments don’t affect the general coherence, focus and readability of the book.
Brittisk hästsport på film historiskt kartlagd
Den engelska filmvetaren Stephen Glynn vid De Montfort University går i sin nya bok på djupet när det gäller engelsk galoppsport på film. Peter Dahlén har läst The British Horseracing Film: Representations of the ‘Sport of Kings’ in British Cinema (Palgrave Macmillan), och i sin recension för idrottsforum.org konstaterar han att Glynns bok fyller ett vakum i sportfilmsforskningen.
