We’ve been told again and again that sports and politics don’t mix, that games are just games and athletes should just "shut up and play." But according to Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin, this notion is just flat-out wrong. Not Just a Game, the powerful new documentary based on Zirin’s bestselling book The People’s History of Sports, argues that far from providing merely escapist entertainment, American sports have long been at the center of some of the major cultural struggles of our time. In a fascinating tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture, Zirin first traces how American sports have glamorized racism, sexism, homophobia, and militarism, then excavates a largely forgotten history of rebel athletes who stood up to power and fought for social justice beyond the field of play. The result is as deeply moving as it is exhilarating: nothing less than an alternative history of political struggle in the United States as seen through the games its people have played.

Media Education Foundation Collection

Sports--Political aspects--United States--History, Sports--Social aspects--United States--History, Sports--United States--History

Earp, Jeremy (Director), Zirin, Dave (Author of screenplay, etc.), Boulton, Chris (Producer), Morris, Scott (Producer), Young, Jason (Producer), Jhally, Sut (Executive producer), Media Education Foundation (Producer)

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English

Grade 9, Higher education

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