Documenting the Beijing Olympics

Nonfiction, Sports, Olympics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Documenting the Beijing Olympics by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781317965749
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 18, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781317965749
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 18, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book focuses on the processes of documenting the Beijing Olympics – ranging from the visual (television and film) to radio and the written word – and the meanings generated by such representations. What were the ‘key’ stories and how were they chosen? What was dramatised? Who were the heroes? Which ‘clashes’ were highlighted and how? What sorts of stories did the notion of ‘human interest’ generate? Did politics take a backseat or was the topic highlighted repeatedly? Thus, the focus was not on the success or failure of this event, but on the ways in which the Olympics Games, as international and historic events, are memorialised by observers.

The key question that this book addresses is: How far would the Olympic coverage fall into the patterns of representation that have come to dominate Olympic reporting and what would China, as a discursive subject, bring to these patterns?

This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book focuses on the processes of documenting the Beijing Olympics – ranging from the visual (television and film) to radio and the written word – and the meanings generated by such representations. What were the ‘key’ stories and how were they chosen? What was dramatised? Who were the heroes? Which ‘clashes’ were highlighted and how? What sorts of stories did the notion of ‘human interest’ generate? Did politics take a backseat or was the topic highlighted repeatedly? Thus, the focus was not on the success or failure of this event, but on the ways in which the Olympics Games, as international and historic events, are memorialised by observers.

The key question that this book addresses is: How far would the Olympic coverage fall into the patterns of representation that have come to dominate Olympic reporting and what would China, as a discursive subject, bring to these patterns?

This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Routledge Revivals: The Romance of the Rubáiyát (1959) by
Cover of the book Precarious Balance: Hong Kong Between China and Britain, 1842-1992 by
Cover of the book Foucault And Political Reason by
Cover of the book Cardiovascular Disorders and Behavior by
Cover of the book Essays Catholic and Critical by
Cover of the book From the Lighthouse: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Light by
Cover of the book Distrusting Educational Technology by
Cover of the book Time in Practice by
Cover of the book Families and Law by
Cover of the book Excellence in Library Management by
Cover of the book Anna Maria van Schurman, 'The Star of Utrecht' by
Cover of the book Expanding Access to Health Care by
Cover of the book EU Induced Institutional Change in Post-Soviet Space by
Cover of the book The Long Haul by
Cover of the book The New Urban Immigrant Workforce: Innovative Models for Labor Organizing by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy