In Motion, at Rest: The Event of the Athletic Body

by Grant Farred

In Motion, At Rest takes up the event as a philosophical problem from a novel perspective. Grant Farred examines three infamous events in sport, arguing that theorizing the event through sport makes possible an entirely original way of thinking about it.

In the first event, Ron Artest committed a flagrant foul in a National Basketball Association game, which provoked fans to hurl both invectives and beer cups. Artest and some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816650241
• ISBN13: 9780816650248
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"