Letters to a Young Baller
Exploring Epistolary Criticism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2385476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Megan Chawansky (The University of Bath, UK) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 721-727 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077800410374184 |
| OpenAlex | W2151871210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article explores the possibilities of epistolary criticism within the realm of sport studies and aspires to encourage scholars to consider the use of non-traditional sport memorabilia and source materials when telling emotive stories about sport and sport practices. The use of letters and the letter-writing format to tell a personal narrative of recruitment and to examine larger issues within athletic recruitment allows readers to intimately engage with the varied feelings and emotions that are a part of the athletic recruiting process. By using personal recruiting letters as source material and to structure the paper, readers examine recruiting on an intimate level and are called into the text in unique and unfamiliar ways
Aesthetics · Art · Criticism · Emotive · Feeling · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Realm · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |