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(Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph (Sports and Entertainment)
Liberti, Rita, Smith, Maureen M.
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Description for (Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph (Sports and Entertainment)
Paperback. The winner of three gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph has been portrayed and remembered across a wide range of settings and sites over the past half-century. (Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph explores the major episodes and sites of memory across the track legend's life and death. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
The winner of three gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph has been portrayed and remembered across a wide range of settings and sites over the past half-century. As an African American female born into poverty whose childhood disability left her temporarily unable to walk without the aid of a leg brace, Rudolph captured our attention then and continues to fascinate new generations of children and adults alike. The markers of Rudolph’s identity, joined with her athletic success, create a quintessential ragsto-riches tale, one repeatedly narrated over the decades.
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The winner of three gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph has been portrayed and remembered across a wide range of settings and sites over the past half-century. As an African American female born into poverty whose childhood disability left her temporarily unable to walk without the aid of a leg brace, Rudolph captured our attention then and continues to fascinate new generations of children and adults alike. The markers of Rudolph’s identity, joined with her athletic success, create a quintessential ragsto-riches tale, one repeatedly narrated over the decades.
(Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph explores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Sports and Entertainment
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633846
SKU
V9780815633846
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Ref
99-99
About Liberti, Rita, Smith, Maureen M.
Rita Liberti is professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at California State University East Bay, USA. Maureen M. Smith is professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science at California State University Sacramento, USA.
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