Olympic celebrity - Introduction

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5674875
AutoresSteven J Jackson (0000-0002-0902-1831, University of Otago, autor de correspondencia), Steve Jackson, David L Andrews (0000-0002-9056-1471, University of Maryland, College Park)
Año2012
Volumen3
Número3
Páginas263-269
Fecha de publicación2012-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCelebrity Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1939-2397 • E-ISSN: 1939-2400
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19392397.2012.717742
OpenAlexW2026156834
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas14

Tounderstandthepower,complexityandcontradictionsassociatedwithOlympiccelebrity,itisessentialthatweexploresomeofuniquefeaturesofsportasaculturalsiteandpractice,andtheOlympicsasaglobalsportmega-event.Assuch,weintroducethisspecialissueby:(a) examining the uniqueness of sport celebrity; (b) discussing the social significance ofthe Olympics as a sport mega-event; (c) presenting a brief overview of contributions; and(d) offering a cautionary note about the contradictions of the Olympics, and the associateddangers of becoming incorporated into what we refer to as the ‘academic paparazzi’

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