Deeply Honoured
The Rise and Significance of the British Sporting Award, 1945– c .1970. 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12895317 |
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| Authors | Dave Russel (Russells Hall Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 479-499 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sport in History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-0263 • E-ISSN: 1746-0271 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17460260903043385 |
| OpenAlex | W2045805080 |
| Language | EN |
Focusing on four awards, the Sporting Record/Daily Express ‘Sportsman/Sportswoman of the Year’, the ‘Footballer of the Year’, the Sportswriters's ‘Sportsman/Sportswoman of the Year’ and the BBC's ‘Sports Personality of the Year’, this study examines the general factors impacting upon the establishment of a sporting ‘honours system’ in the 1940s and the specific commercial and political reasons behind the foundation of these individual awards. It argues that while such awards can have an ‘objective’ value in helping us identify contemporary sporting pantheons, they are best seen as cultural rituals designed to elevate particular models of sporting behaviour, encourage a belief in the expert status of sports journalists, and to allow sporting stars and the sports media to show themselves to the public in the kindest possible light
Foundation (evidence · Media studies · Personality · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Highly cited | No |
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