Foucault for Heisman
College Football and the Liturgies of Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3209832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason M Smith (0000-0002-1065-875X, Tougaloo College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 122 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel11030122 |
| OpenAlex | W3010719676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay attempts to give a new sort of answer to the question of whether or not sport and sports fandom are a religion through the work of Foucault on "power." Looking specifically at college football in North America, I examine the ways in which Foucault's different variations of power have and still do function within what we call "big-time" college football. I thus proffer that Foucault's oeuvre helps us to see the sport and religion question in a new way-not as two phenomena similar in practice but in modes of power. I conclude by offering suggestions for how Foucault's work might offer suggestions for imagining new configurations of collegiate athletics and its governance
Corporate governance · Epistemology · Fandom · Football · Management · Media studies · Michel foucault · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Engineering · Law · Philosophy · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |