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In: | International Journal of Sport Communication, 1, 2008, 2, S. 143-154 |
veröffentlicht: |
Human Kinetics
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 143-154 |
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ISSN: |
1936-3915
1936-3907 |
DOI: | 10.1123/ijsc.1.2.143 |
veröffentlicht in: | International Journal of Sport Communication |
Sprache: | Unbestimmt |
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Kollektion: | Human Kinetics (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>The Ryder Cup is undoubtedly the biggest and most prestigious team competition in golf but has received little attention from scholars with an interest in sport communication. This commentary examines print- and electronic-media accounts of the 2006 event and looks at how the Ryder Cup is used to (re)present images of the U.S. nation. The analysis highlights how the defeat was positioned within a broader narrative of a supposed “crisis” in U.S. sport and was also linked to a discourse of larger cultural decline.</jats:p> |