Description
| Product ID: | 9781032382739 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication |
| Title: | Violence, Silence, and Rhetorical Cultures of Champion-Building in Sports |
| Authors: | Author: Kathleen Sandell Hardesty |
| Page Count: | 140 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Sociolinguistics, Literature: history and criticism, Communication studies, History, Cultural studies, Media studies, Violence and abuse in society, Gender studies, gender groups, News media and journalism, Sport: general, Sports training and coaching, Sociolinguistics, Literature: history & criticism, Communication studies, Humanities, Cultural studies, Media studies, Violence in society, Gender studies, gender groups, Press & journalism, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sports training & coaching |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book takes a close look at systems and rhetorics of silencing in sports training, using the Larry Nassar abuse scandal at Michigan State University and within USA Gymnastics as a case study. This book takes a close look at systems and rhetorics of silencing in sports training. Using the case study of the Larry Nassar abuse scandal at Michigan State University and within USA Gymnastics, the book explores multifaceted problems of speaking, silencing, and listening in youth and college athletic organizations, investigating the cultures of abuse and discursive practices that silence victims while protecting abusers. The author foregrounds the victims’ voices through an analysis of victim impact statements and victim interviews, while examining other textual artifacts to understand the institutional behaviors and actions both before and after the case caught public attention. Exploring the issue far beyond the single organization, the author discusses the norms, values, ideologies, and expected behaviors of youth and college sports programs as institutions to help describe “rhetorical cultures of champion-building.” This innovative study offers new perspectives that will interest students and scholars of sport communication, rhetoric, organizational communication, criminology, and feminist theory. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-12-23 |
