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1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
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Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2022. |
| Summary |
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee. BEHIND THE SHIELD digs deep into the history of the league, and navigates a stunning excavation of decades of archival footage and news media. Zirin traces how the NFL, under the guise of “sticking to sports,” has promoted wars, militarism, and nationalism; glorified reactionary ideas about manhood and gender roles; normalized systemic racism, corporate greed, and crony capitalism; and helped vilify challenges to the dominant order as “unpatriotic” and inappropriately “political.” The result is a case study not only in the power of big-time sports to disseminate stealth propaganda and reinforce an increasingly authoritarian status quo, but also the power of activist athletes to challenge this unjust status quo and model a different, more democratic vision of America. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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In English |
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Social action.
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Corporation law.
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Sports.
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Gender identity.
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Marketing.
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Current affairs.
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Mass media and culture.
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Physical education and training.
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History.
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Americans.
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Political science.
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Enthnology.
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Sociology.
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Documentary films.
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Social sciences.
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Earp, Jeremy, film director.
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Alper, Loretta, film director.
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Media Education Foundation (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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13864095 Kanopy |
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