Fallen Sports Heroes, Media, & Celebrity Culture

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433112981
• ISBN13: 9781433112980
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"