Download or read book Playing the Field written by Sascha Pöhlmann and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Studies has only gradually turned its attention to video games in the twenty-first century, even though the medium has grown into a cultural industry that is arguably the most important force in American and global popular culture today. There is an urgent need for a substantial theoretical reflection on how the field and its object of study relate to each other. This anthology, the first of its kind, seeks to address this need by asking a dialectic question: first, how may American Studies apply its highly diverse theoretical and methodological tools to the analysis of video games, and second, how are these theories and methods in turn affected by the games? The eighteen essays offer exemplary approaches to video games from the perspective of American cultural and historical studies as they consider a broad variety of topics: the US-American games industry, Puritan rhetoric, cultural geography, mobility and race, urbanity and space, digital sports, ludic textuality, survival horror and the eighteenth-century novel, gamer culture and neoliberalism, terrorism and agency, algorithm culture, glitches, theme parks, historical guilt, visual art, sonic meaning-making, and nonverbal gameplay.
Download or read book The Field written by John B. Keane and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Field is John B. Keane's fierce and tender study of the love a man can have for land and the ruthless lengths he will go to in order to obtain the object of his desire. It is dominated by Bull McCabe, one of the most famous characters in Irish writing today. An Oscar-nominated adaptation of The Field proved highly successful and popular worldwide, and starred Richard Harris, John Hurt, Brenda Fricker and Tom Berenger.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Zoe Foster and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the glossy world of footballers' WAGs, love is the toughest game of all . . . Jean Bennett, aspiring jewellery designer, knows as much about football as she does astrophysics. But when she moves to the bright lights of Sydney and falls in love with star footballer Josh Fox, she has to learn – fast. Thrown eyelashes first into the world of WAGs, Jean is way out of her league. She navigates her way through semi-finals, a gruelling social calendar and salacious scandals on Josh's arm, safe in the knowledge he belongs to her – or so she thinks. But as her hair gets blonder, her heels higher and her tops lower, Jean begins to wonder who she's become . . . 'Zoe Foster continues her romp into the romantic travails of Generation Y with this high-calorie slice of chick lit.' SUNDAY MAIL Praise for Air Kisses 'Air Kisses is written in such a sexy way that it's difficult to put down . . . Clever and cheeky.' Sun-Herald 'This girl can write, with a humour and charm that frequently has you thumbing through the wit-strewn pages with a smile stretching from ear to ear.' Sunday Age
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Janette Rallison and published by Walker Childrens. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year old McKay is a talented baseball player, but as equally untalented when it comes to algebra. If he doesn't bring his grade up, his parents threaten to make him quit the team. His best friend Tony thinks the natural solution is for McKay to befriend Serena, a pretty girl in class, who also happens to get straight A's in algebra. Not only will that get McKay the tutor he desperately needs, but it will give Tony the chance to flirt with Serena's two best friends. Unfortunately, if McKay follows Tony's advice on how to "play the game," he might find himself in an even worse spot than when he was merely failing algebra. With a keen sense of wit, and more self-confidence than he gives himself credit for, McKay will keep readers alternately laughing and groaning as he is dragged kicking and screaming into the subtle (and often not so subtle) world of teen dating.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Phil Bildner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darcy Miller wants to play for the boys' high school baseball team, but in just a few short months, Darcy goes from typical high school senior to a trash-talk-show candidate as the ridiculous meets the sublime in this debut novel.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Mamie Van Doren and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leveling the Playing Field written by David Marc and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leveling the Playing Field tells the story of the African American members of the 1969–70 Syracuse University football team who petitioned for racial equality on their team. The petition had four demands: access to the same academic tutoring made available to their white teammates; better medical care for all team members; starting assignments based on merit rather than race; and a discernible effort to racially integrate the coaching staff, which had been all white since 1898. The players’ charges of racial disparity were fiercely contested by many of the white players on the team, and the debate spilled into the newspapers and drew protests from around the country. Mistakenly called the "Syracuse 8" by media reports in the 1970s, the nine players who signed the petition did not receive a response allowing or even acknowledging their demands. They boycotted the spring 1970 practice, and Coach Ben Schwartzwalder, a deeply beloved figure on campus and a Hall of Fame football coach nearing retirement, banned seven of the players from the team. As tensions escalated, white players staged a day-long walkout in support of the coaching staff, and an enhanced police presence was required at home games. Extensive interviews with each player offer a firsthand account of their decision to stand their ground while knowing it would jeopardize their professional football career. They discuss with candor the ways in which the boycott profoundly changed the course of their lives. In Leveling the Playing Field, Marc chronicles this contentious moment in Syracuse University’s history and tells the story through the eyes of the players who demanded change for themselves and for those who would follow them.
Download or read book A Level Playing Field written by Gerald L. Early and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The noted cultural critic Gerald Early explores the intersection of race and sports, and our deeper, often contradictory attitudes toward the athletes we glorify. What desires and anxieties are encoded in our worship of (or disdain for) high-performance athletes? What other, invisible contests unfold when we watch a sporting event?
Download or read book Tilting the Playing Field written by Jessica Gavora and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it passed Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in 1972, Congress seemed to be doing something laudable and also long overdue-prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in America's schools. But thirty years later, a law designed to guarantee equal opportunity has become the most explicit, government-enforced quota regime in America. Tilting the Playing Field is a trenchant insider's look at how one law--and its unintended consequences--has affected our view of sports, sex, and schools.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Jennifer Seasons and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sexy baseball players of Jennifer Seasons' Diamonds and Dugouts series are back with the story of a single mom, a hot rookie, and a second chance at love. Single mother Sonny Miller has spent years avoiding love. A rotten childhood and an even rottener ex-boyfriend left her determined to protect her son—and herself—against the risks of romance. That is, until hotshot ballplayer JP Trudeau swaggers into her carefully constructed life, all sin-with-me eyes and irresistible grin. Sonny can’t help but feel drawn to the sexy, confident man, even as every fiber of her being tells her to keep running the bases . . . JP is known for being fast on his feet, not fast with his heart. But meeting Sonny and her boy sparks something in him—something he’s never felt before, not from all the cleat- chasers in the major leagues. Sonny may be hell-bent on keeping him at arm’s length no matter what, but this rookie has a plan. To get the girl, he must step up to the plate and convince her to take another chance on love . . . before this game gets rained out.
Download or read book The Field written by Baptiste Paul and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback! Soccer fan or not, the call of The Field is irresistible. A Junior Library Guild Selection Winner of the Sonia Lynn Sadler Award « “Irresistible fun.”— Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review? « “A wonderful depiction of a joyful pastime . . . and a reminder of some of the ways we are more alike than different.”—Booklist, Starred Review Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2018? School Library Journal Best Book of 2018? The Horn Book Fanfare 2018? Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of the Year Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year “Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pick-up soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running—bringing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. “Friends versus friends” teams are formed, the field is cleared of cows, and the game begins! But will a tropical rainstorm threaten their plans? The world’s most popular and inclusive sport has?found its spirited and authentic voice in Baptiste Paul’s debut picture book— highlighting the joys of the game along with its universal themes: teamwork, leadership, diversity, and acceptance. Creole words (as spoken in Saint Lucia, the author’s birthplace island in the Caribbean) add spice to the story and are a strong reminder of the sport’s world fame. Bright and brilliant illustrations by debut children’s book illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara— winner of the We Need Diverse Books Illustration Mentorship award— capture the grit and glory of the game and the beauty of the island setting that inspired this particular field.
Download or read book Playing Right Field written by Willy Welch and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although he is always chosen last and sent to play in right field, a young boy discovers the importance of that position.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Jim Kaplan and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 1987-03-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casual fans may concentrate on the duel between batter and pitcher, but for those who know the game of baseball, nothing is more fascinating, or more important, than the art of defense. In Playing the Field Jim Kaplan takes us onto the playing field and into major league dugouts and locker rooms for a definitive look at the great defensive players of the game, past and present. Position by position, and form an overall point of view as well, Kaplan examines the great glove men—their moments of glory, how they do it, how they work together, what makes a Golden Glove winner, the tricks and maneuvers and skills that can cancel out expert hitting and the best laid plans of rival managers. More than seventy photographs help make Playing the Field a book for real baseball fans. It's a book, too, aspiring young ballplayers can turn to in order to pick up tips that will help them play the game better.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Christina Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do stolen bases lead to stolen hearts? Tomboy Alex Prince is used to crushing her competitors, but crushing on one? That's another story. Grant King is everything she could want in a boy; popular, handsome, funny and captain of the baseball team. Best of all, he seems to be into her. At least that's what she thinks after their secret almost kiss on the first day of school. Too bad they're about to become rivals . . . Grant King is kicking himself for making his no-girlfriend pledge when he meets sassy transfer student, Alex Prince. Not only is she gorgeous, witty and full of confidence, she's into baseball! She's his dream girl. But she's also the competition! Their budding romance is thrown a curveball when Alex finds out her new high school doesn't have a softball team. If she wants to play, she must compete for a coveted spot on the boys' team, against her would-be crush, Grant King. Love is a battlefield . . . or in their case, a baseball field. Can these unlikely enemies fight their feelings while fighting for a spot on the team, or will they break all the rules for love? A sweet stand-alone high school sports romance. Check out all the books in The Trouble with Tomboy series for the full reading experience.Playing the Enemy - by Maggie Dallen (Book 1)Playing to Win - by Stephanie Street (Book 2)Playing the Field - by Christina Benjamin (Book 3)
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Sonny and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whenever League of Th eir Own is shown the questions begin. After so many years, I felt the public was entitled to answers although some players accused me of destroying memory of the league. Following are questions. Was the movie the real thing? Do the managers do this? Were there many gays? Some came in straight and left gay! There were broken love affairs. And, a couple very interesting chaperones who calmed very emotional players. Certain ones stopped confession or would look away when passing their church. There were rough and tumble players. One would huddle down, at far end of dugout, and file her one inch metal spikes to a fine edge. There were a couple swingers who rushed to waiting cabs when games ended. Several who became quite drunk! I was stuck with a drunken roommate. She eventually moved but not soon enough.
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Ivy Bailey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A football inspired YA rom-com, perfect for fans of Ted Lasso and Icebreaker ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND FOOTBALL... Durham University have the best women’s football team in the League and their star striker Sadie McGrath hopes that winning this year might lead her to being picked up by one of the National Teams. The male team is much less impressive – they’ve never won the league and are facing relegation unless they can improve by the end of the season. But now the unthinkable has been asked of Sadie; to train the cocky, new male striker who has just moved over from the US. Arlo Hudson is a know-it-all who refuses to follow direction, and argues with her every lesson. Sadie can’t stand him, even if all the other girls do think he’s dreamy. What will happen when the two spend so much time together alone… Will it improve their technique? Or will Sadie be out of his league?
Download or read book Playing the Field written by Charles C. Euchner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1994-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a sports franchise "blackmail" a city into getting what it wants—a new stadium, say, or favorable leasing terms—by threatening to relocate? In 1982, the owners of the Chicago White Sox pledged to keep the team in Chicago if the city approved a $5-million tax-exempt bond to finance construction of luxury suites at Comiskey Park. The city council approved it. A few years later, when Comiskey Park was in need of renovation, the owners threatened to move the team to Florida unless a new stadium was built. A site was chosen near the old stadium, property condemned, residents evicted, and a new stadium built. "We had to make threats," the owners said. "If we didn't have the threat of moving, we wouldn't have gotten the deal." "Sports is not a dominant industry in any city," writes Charles Euchner, "yet it receives the kind of attention one might expect to be lavished on major producers and employers." In Playing the Field, Euchner looks at why sports attracts this kind of attention and what that says about the urban political process. Examining the relationships between Los Angeles and the Raiders, Baltimore and the Colts and the Orioles, and Chicago and the White Sox, Euchner argues that, in the absence of public standards for equitable arbitration between cities and teams, the sports industry has the ability to steer negotiations in a way that leaves cities vulnerable. According to Euchner, this greater leverage of sports franchises is due, at least in part, to their overall economic insignificance. Since the demands of a franchise do not directly affect many interest groups, opponents of stadium projects have difficulty developing coalitions to oppose them. The result is that civic leaders tend to succumb to the blackmail tactics of professional sports, rather than developing and supporting sound economic policies.
