Foucault for Heisman: College Football and the Liturgies of Power

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...

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Main Author: Smith, Jason M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Liturgy
B Normalization
B college football
B Discipline
B Foucault
B Power
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