Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk: Flags, Football, and the Nfl's "Foxy" Patriotism Problem

by Lisa Ferguson

This book examines how the game of football and militarism have historically overlapped due to their shared celebration of strength, might, and besting a clear and definitive foe. Nevertheless, since September 11, a variety of staged patriotic vignettes dominated most NFL broadcasts, giving the once easy and unforced union a stilted feel. That the War on Terror became a fixture of modern- day Super Bowls was easy to portend; what was more difficult...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032610115
• ISBN13: 9781032610115
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"