In Motion, at Rest
The Event of the Athletic Body
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2014
University of Minnesota Press (Verlag)
978-0-8166-5024-8 (ISBN)
University of Minnesota Press (Verlag)
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Grant Farred takes up the event as a philosophical problem from a novel perspective, examining infamous events in sport and arguing that theorizing the event through sport makes possible an entirely original way of thinking about it. He shows how what was inherent in the event is opened to new possibilities for understanding ontological being by thinking about sport philosophically.
In Motion, At Rest takes up the event as a philosophical problem from a novel perspective. Grant Farred examines three infamous events in sport, arguing that theorizing the event through sport makes possible an entirely original way of thinking about it.
In the first event, Ron Artest committed a flagrant foul in a National Basketball Association game, which provoked fans to hurl both invectives and beer cups. Artest and some teammates then attacked the fans. Drawing from Alain Badiou, Farred suggests that this event extends far beyond Artest and into the actions of many others, including those of Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, and Emmett Till. In the second event Eric Cantona-a professional footballer (soccer player)-was ejected from a game. On his way to the locker room a fan verbally assaulted him, and in response Cantona kicked the fan. Farred utilizes Gilles Deleuze’s insights on cinema to theorize “the most famous kung-fu kick in football.” In the third event, Zinedine Zidane, captain of the French national team, head butted an opposing player. Applying concepts from Jacques Derrida, Farred explores xenophobia and the politics of immigration.
Throughout, Farred shows how what was already inherent in the event is opened to new possibilities for understanding ontological being by thinking about sport philosophically.
In Motion, At Rest takes up the event as a philosophical problem from a novel perspective. Grant Farred examines three infamous events in sport, arguing that theorizing the event through sport makes possible an entirely original way of thinking about it.
In the first event, Ron Artest committed a flagrant foul in a National Basketball Association game, which provoked fans to hurl both invectives and beer cups. Artest and some teammates then attacked the fans. Drawing from Alain Badiou, Farred suggests that this event extends far beyond Artest and into the actions of many others, including those of Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, and Emmett Till. In the second event Eric Cantona-a professional footballer (soccer player)-was ejected from a game. On his way to the locker room a fan verbally assaulted him, and in response Cantona kicked the fan. Farred utilizes Gilles Deleuze’s insights on cinema to theorize “the most famous kung-fu kick in football.” In the third event, Zinedine Zidane, captain of the French national team, head butted an opposing player. Applying concepts from Jacques Derrida, Farred explores xenophobia and the politics of immigration.
Throughout, Farred shows how what was already inherent in the event is opened to new possibilities for understanding ontological being by thinking about sport philosophically.
Grant Farred teaches at Cornell University. He is the author of four books, including What’s My Name? Black Vernacular Intellectuals (Minnesota, 2003).
Contents
Introduction: Sport and the Event
1. Ron Artest: The Black Body at Rest (Alain Badiou)2. Eric Cantona: The Body in Motion (Gilles Deleuze)3. Zinedine Zidane: Coup de Boule (Jacques Derrida)
Epilogue: Being, Event, and the Philosophy of Sport
AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
| Verlagsort | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8166-5024-1 / 0816650241 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8166-5024-8 / 9780816650248 |
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