Grappling With Representation In The Wwe

Author : Lowery A. Woodall III
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793608784
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grappling with Representation in the WWE written by Lowery A. Woodall III and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Lowery A. Woodall III explores the ways that diverse populations are portrayed, stereotyped, and sometimes villainized in the WWE’s colorful and dramatic programming. Each chapter examines the surprisingly complex and multilayered representation of marginalized populations throughout the modern history of the WWE under the leadership of Vincent K. McMahon. Through weekly shows like Raw and SmackDown, pay-per-view spectaculars like WrestleMania, and a vast library of wrestling-related material on their streaming platform, Woodall argues that the WWE and McMahon have created calculated and carefully curated representations of diversity that are viewed by millions of fans worldwide. What effects do those representations have on the men, women, and children who consume WWE content? How are wrestlers and performers impacted by their on-screen portrayals? This book explores these questions and demonstrates that when representations are inaccurate or problematic, more than just kayfabe is in danger of being broken. Scholars of professional wrestling studies, media studies, and communication studies will find this book of particular interest.

Author : Roland Barthes
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0809071940
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mythologies written by Roland Barthes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--

Author : Brian Shields
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book WWE Encyclopedia written by Brian Shields and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Broderick Chow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317385071
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance and Professional Wrestling written by Broderick Chow and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport. Topics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections: Audience Circulation Lucha Gender Queerness Bodies Race A significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, Performance and Professional Wrestling makes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this uniquely theatrical sport.

Author : Jim Cornette
Publisher : IDW Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1684067677
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain—Real Pro Wrestling Stories written by Jim Cornette and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pro-Wrestling's secrets and greatest moments are immortalized in this graphic novel from legendary wrestling personality Jim Cornette. A true-story style anthology, these insider tales will show the lengths that wrestlers went to uphold "kayfabe" (the old carny term for the presentation of legitimate conflict), as well as the noteworthy cultural, racial, and economic effects these events and characters had on society. This is the graphic novel that old school wrestling fans have been waiting their entire lives for: a no-holds-barred representation of the moments that wrestling insiders couldn't talk about for years.

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411612108
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wrestling's Sinking Ship written by Ian Hamilton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, the professional wrestling scene in the western world changed almost overnight. From three major promotions at the start of the year, just one remained by the start of April, ending more than a decade of competition. But success breeds complacency, and the five years since World Wrestling Entertainment stood triumphant over its rivals has seen unprecedented shifts in wrestling. Charting the highs and lows of the business in that time, Wrestling's Sinking Ship offers a unique look at the fall and rise of sports entertainment's most controversial characters. From necrophilia to exploitation, nostalgia to racism... oh, and don't forget that fake gay wedding!

Author : Dru Jeffries
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253044944
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book #Wwe written by Dru Jeffries and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The millions of fans who watch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programs each year are well aware of their role in building the narrative of the sport. #WWE: Professional Wrestling in the Digital Age explores the intersections between media, technology, and fandom in WWE's contemporary programming and business practices. In the Reality Era of WWE (2011 to the present), wrestling narratives have increasingly drawn on real-life personalities and events that stretch beyond the story-world created and maintained by WWE. At the same time, the internet and fandom have a greater influence on the company than ever before. By examining various sites of struggle and negotiation between WWE executives and in-ring performers, between the product and its fans, and between the company and the rest of the wrestling industry, the contributors to this volume highlight the role of various media platforms in shaping and disseminating WWE narratives. Treating the company and its product not merely as sports entertainment, but also as a brand, an employer, a company, a content producer, and an object of fandom, #WWE conceptualizes the evolution of professional wrestling's most successful company in the digital era.

Author : James Guttman
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 155490269X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Wrestling Insanity written by James Guttman and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nepotism, backward logic, racist overtones, and power plays behind the World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) downfall are exposed in this indictment of wrestling's first family--the McMahons.

Author : Jonathan Snowden
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 177090221X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shooters written by Jonathan Snowden and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From William Muldoon to Brock Lesnar, this history covers those who have divided themselves as tough guys on the professional wrestling circuit and legitimate confrontations. From catch wrestling master Billy Robinson to the Japanese professional wrestler who gave birth to the global phenomenon that is modern mixed martial arts (MMA), this investigation travels from the shadowy carnival tent and the dingy training hall to the bright lights of the squared circle and the Las Vegas glitz of the octagon. Billy Riley's legendary Wigan Snake Pit and the rigorous UWF Dojo in Tokyo are explored, revealing the secret history of both professional wrestling and the rising sport of MMA. Squared circle icons Strangler Lewis and Lou Thesz and Olympic heroes Danny Hodge and Kurt Angle are also featured.

Author : Brian Shields
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book WWE Encyclopedia written by Brian Shields and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically arranged entries provide information about the wrestlers, events, and products of the WWE from its beginnings in the 1960s as the World Wrestling Federation to the present.