Leeds on trial: soap opera, performativity and the racialization of sports-related violence

Several recent court cases involving the 'off-field' activities of professional sportsmen have revealed the ways in which the public performance, media representation and regulation of 'crime' is played out in the public imagination. Blackshaw and Crabbe explore how notions of &#...

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Published in:Patterns of prejudice 2005-09, Vol.39 (3), p.327-342
Main Authors: Blackshaw, Tony, Crabbe, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
consumption
Crime
deviance
Football
Leeds United
Media
Otherness
performativity
Race
soap opera
sport
Sports
United Kingdom
Violence
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Summary:Several recent court cases involving the 'off-field' activities of professional sportsmen have revealed the ways in which the public performance, media representation and regulation of 'crime' is played out in the public imagination. Blackshaw and Crabbe explore how notions of 'race' are performatively staged and consumed through the spectacles of celebrity, and discuss the significance of the CCTV evidence used in such cases. In doing so they highlight the ways in which 'race' operates discursively to undermine the position of the racialized Other.
ISSN:0031-322X
1461-7331
DOI:10.1080/00313220500198441