Bumps, Breakages, Bandages
The blood of professional wrestling as transdisciplinary optic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21687900 |
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| Authors | Claire Warden (0009-0008-4768-5744, Loughborough University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-10 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Performance Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-8165 • E-ISSN: 1469-9990 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13528165.2023.2222350 |
| OpenAlex | W4388198400 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
For myriad legitimate reasons professional wrestling is often regarded as antithetical to sport. Despite the sporting tropes used by wrestlers, the spectacular characterization and fictionalized storylines mean this form is better categorized alongside contemporary performance practice. However, it sits oddly alongside theatre too as its athleticism undoubtedly resembles sport; in addition, its history of dubious taste and associations with reactionary politics counter the stage's typical progressive associations
Aesthetics · Art · Dramaturgy · Literature · Performance Practice · Political science · Politics · Reactionary · Taste · Visual arts · History · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
| Highly cited | No |
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