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The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism's Narrative of Mental Illness
A Little Less Conversation
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2023
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In The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism’s Narrative of Mental Illness: A Little Less Conversation, Ronald Bishop contends that the conversation developed and sustained by sports journalists about professional athletes’ experience with mental illness has evolved through three slightly overlapping stages, each marked by a primary theme. During the first stage, from the end of the 19th Century to the middle of the 20th century, sports journalists sensationalized the experience and portrayed the athletes—breathlessly labeled insane—as tragic figures. During the roughly two-decade second stage, an athlete’s experience with mental illness was portrayed as an inconvenience that flummoxed and infuriated team officials who had neither the ability nor the inclination to address the issue. The final stage, leading up to present day and beyond, is most notable for the development and widespread adoption of a coverage template that centers around an athlete’s brave decision to reveal and discuss their experiences. Combining historical research and narrative analysis, Bishop interrogates whether sports journalists have finally begun to cover the experience of mental illness with sufficient depth. Scholars of media studies, journalism, celebrity studies, and sports psychology will find this book of particular interest.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-2762-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-2763-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
444
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
The Media and Mental Illness No access Pages 11 - 26
Life in the “Toy Department” No access Pages 27 - 42
The “Act of a Madman” No access Pages 43 - 58
“Natural Sunshine” No access Pages 59 - 72
“All Squared Around” No access Pages 73 - 86
Life’s Third Strike No access Pages 87 - 98
“Quite a Stir” No access Pages 99 - 120
“All Sunny Jim” No access Pages 121 - 146
“Just a Touch of ‘Rubberitis’” No access Pages 147 - 162
“Drop a Cheer-Up Card” No access Pages 163 - 180
“With a Haughty Indifference” No access Pages 181 - 200
“The Endless Mystery” No access Pages 201 - 214
“A Psychiatrist’s Dream” No access Pages 215 - 234
“I’m Doing Fine” No access Pages 235 - 254
Of Battles Won No access Pages 255 - 276
“On Their Terms” No access Pages 277 - 304
Becoming Narratable No access Pages 305 - 338
All Roads Lead to Elvis No access Pages 339 - 352
