Tag Archives: Class and sports

Working-Class People on the Snowfields: Class at the Winter Olympics

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

The combination of renewed interest in Tonya Harding (due to the film, I, Tonya) and the winter Olympics made me think of class and sport lately – especially sports that involve snow and ice. Although winter sports might be considered … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues, Sarah Attfield | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

The Lunch Bucket Award

Posted on October 21, 2013 by

One of my grandsons won the Lunch Bucket Award on his high school football team a couple weeks ago.   And his father’s reaction to it and mine surprised me, especially for what it showed about class differences across generations. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, Jack Metzgar, Understanding Class, Working-Class Culture | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Class and the Olympics

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

By the time you read this the Olympics and Paralympics will be over in London. Both sets of games have been very popular in Britain and have stimulated thousands of column inches of media interest.  In amongst the coverage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues, Tim Strangleman | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hoop Dreams and Bootstrap Journalism

Posted on April 13, 2009 by

Sports and class go way back.  Sports writers often talk about teams, coaches, and players in terms borrowed from the language of class.  That was evident last week as the NCAA basketball tournament drew to a close.  As many commentators … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, John Russo | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments