| #2360742 in Books | 2012-02-06 | 2012-02-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.88 x6.13l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 352 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Supporting the Korean National Team|By Etienne RP|The participant observer is the one who spoils the fun. He or she comes up with questions and doubts at the moment when the public wants answers and certitudes. Participating and observing are often two irreconcilable tasks. The observer introduces a distance when participants want to adhere to the show, and creates distinctions||
"In this far-reaching work, Rachael Miyung Joo reveals transnational sport as a powerful lens for observing the making of 'global Koreanness.' From the South Korean golfer Se Ri Pak and the baseball player Chan Ho Park to the Korean adoptee and Olympic sk
Based on ethnographic research in Seoul and Los Angeles, Transnational Sport tells how sports shape experiences of global Koreanness, and how those experiences are affected by national cultures. Rachael Miyung Joo focuses on superstar Korean athletes and sporting events produced for transnational media consumption. She explains how Korean athletes who achieve success on the world stage represent a powerful, globalized Korea for Koreans within the country and ...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Transnational Sport: Gender, Media, and Global Korea | Rachael Miyung Joo. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
