Lucha Libre: A Cultural Case Study
Lucha Libre: A Cultural Case Study, was created with the idea of making a brief digital exhibit showcasing the sport and its culture. The exhibit showcases a brief history on the sport for context,
The True World of Women’s Gymnastics
“They had one purpose and one purpose only: to perform fearsome acrobatics.” Women being viewed as objects is sadly a belief that has been held throughout history, and is sadly still a belief held
App State’s Forgotten Soccer History
“I am very concerned about keeping this part of our history written down.” I think the first quote really sums up the importance of the article. App State has had such a rich and
Theodore Roosevelt, Race, and Boxing
“Speaking to boxing’s popularity, acceptance, and fear that the upper-classes were going soft, elite universities instituted boxing programs. Theodore Roosevelt was one of these boxing student-athletes as part of Harvard’s boxing club” I chose
Golf and Gender
“The refined manners, politeness, and chilvary that characterize golf obscured the gender imbalance in the sport thus reinforced the assumption that hegemonic masculinity only affect popular sports.” That is the first quote I found
Love Is Not For Cowards: Final Review
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Femineity Across the Trapeze
“She introduced a new dimension to trapeze acts by using her performance as a tool for the sexual titillation of audiences.” The above quote truly captures the spirit of the article. The article tells
Cuidad Juarez: This Love is Not for Cowards Part 1
Robert Powell’s memoir This Love is Not for Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Cuidad Juarez tells the author’s experiences living in Cuidad Juarez, the murder capital of the world, and the importance of soccer
How Argentina Used Brazilian Racism
“MONKEYS IN BUENOS AIRES,” the headlined screamed, “A GREETING FOR THE ILLUSTRIOUS GUESTS” What a way to start the article. It really sets the tone for the rest of the article, and it really
The Spirit of Lucha Libre
“In the world of lucha libre, kinship is important both as a metaphor and as an organizing principle. Whenever the group of wrestlers, promoters, arena owners and employees, commissioners, and reporters are invoked as
