Bibliograph

Ball don't lie!, myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball, Yago Colás

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Ball don't lie!, myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball, Yago Colás

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ball don't lie!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919202233

Responsibility statement

Yago Colás

Series statement

Sporting

Sub title

myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball

Summary

Pro basketball player Rasheed Wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth Ball don't lie! during a game. It is a protest against a referee's bad calls. But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream American popular culture. In Ball Don't Lie!, Yago Colas traces the various forms of power at work in the intersections between basketball and language from the game's invention to the present day. He critiques existing popular myths concerning the history of basketball, contextualizes them, and presents an alternative history of the sport inspired by innovations. Colas emphasizes the creative prerogative of players and the ways in which their innovations shape and are shaped by broader cultural and social phenomena. Ball Don't Lie! shows that basketball cannot be reduced to a single, fixed or timeless essence but instead is a continually evolving exhibition of physical culture that flexibly adapts to and sparks changes in American society

Table Of Contents

Introduction: "Ball don't lie!" December 2, 2012 -- Myths of the Basketball Republic (1891-1949) -- Myths of the modern basketball state (1949-1991) -- Myths of the basketball empire (1991-present)

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