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Sporting Rhetoric: Power, Performance. Profit and Politics

PWR 1CW - Fall 2013 - Instructor: Wright, C.
Last Updated: 1-Nov-2013

A guide to resources for PWR 1CW: Sporting Rhetoric: Power, Performance, Profit and Politics.

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Bibliographic Management

Background/Reference Sources

Use these sources to help you pick a topic and to provide context to your research based argument

International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences / editors-in-chief Neil J. Smelser, Paul B. Baltes.
1st ed. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Green Library » Social Sciences Resource Center » H41 .I58 2001 V.1
Available in Electronic Form. See chapters on Sociology of Sport; Anthropology of Sport; MassMedia and Sports
Battleground sports / edited by Michael Atkinson.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2009.
Green Library » Information Center » GV706.5 .B375 2009 V.1
Sport beyond television : the internet, digital media and the rise of networked media sport / Brett Hutchins and David Rowe.
New York : Routledge, 2012.
Green Library » Stacks » GV742 .H88 2012
Playing tough : the world of sports and politics / Roger I. Abrams.
Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2013.
Green Library » Stacks » GV706.35 .A37 2013
Game over : how politics has turned the sports world upside down / Dave Zirin.
Law Library (Crown) » Basement » GV706.35 .Z56 2013

Selected Searchworks Subject Terms

Here are some "controlled vocabulary" terms for sports-related topics. Use the Limiters on the left column of the results list : Topics, Call Numbers (for Subject Area), Location (which library - another clue for subject/perspective), Publication Date, etc.

SPORTS - POLITICAL ASPECTS
SPORTS AND STATE
NATIONALISM AND SPORTS
SPORTS - SOCIAL ASPECTS (limited to English language materials)
Limit the results of this search to books in the Law Library. Look what comes up!

Suggested Databases and Ejournals

Besides using these SELECTED GENERAL OR SUBJECT SPECIFIC DATABASES to find articles on your topic, you can focus your research by looking at the specific (or general) perspective of a particular journal/magazine or database. Here are some examples:

SPORTS PERIODICALS: HERE ARE MORE THAN 200 JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES in the library or online

SPORTS: SOCIAL ASPECTS: HERE ARE SOME JOURNALS ON SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT

BELOW ARE SOME OF OUR FAVORITES:

The international journal of the history of sport.
London : F. Cass, 1987-
Green Library » Stacks » GV605 .B73 V.24:NO.7-12 2007
TRY THIS SEARCH in this Journal: "fans"  to see scholarly literature on the concept of FANS in a journal on history of Sport
The sporting news.
St. Louis, MO : Sporting News Pub. Co.
Green Library » Stacks » GV561 .S65 V.235 2011:OCT., DEC
Articles, news, and statistics covering American professional and college sports.  POPULAR MEDIA.
Journal of sport and social issues.
Boston, MA [etc.] ARENA: Institute for Sport and Social Analysis, 1976-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » GV706.5 .J6 V.27 2003
The Official Journal of Northeastern University's Center for the Study of Sport in Society,  PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL (here's a link to their Editorial Board)
Marquette sports law review [electronic resource].
Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University, 2000-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
The Marquette Sports Law Review, formerly the Marquette Sports Law Journal, is a national bi-annual scholarly review addressing issues in sports law. LAW JOURNAL, PEER REVIEWED
Sports business research network [electronic resource].
Princeton, N.J. : Sports Business Research Network.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » eResource
SBRnet provides searchable news and market research from the National Sporting Goods Association and other industry sources on all aspects of sporting goods, sports equipment, participation, demographics, fan profiles, sports finance, sponsorship, broadcasting, media, and marketing.  DATABASE - SEARCHES MARKET RESEARCH ON SPORTING INDUSTRY