Published: 2018-12-31

Modern-day Gladiators. An Attempt to Determine the Essence and the Cultural Significance of the Pro Wrestling

Joanna Biernacik
Załącznik Kulturoznawczy
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2018.5.21

Abstract

Professional wrestling is a polarizing phenomenon, adored for its excessive nature, yet still categorized as ‘fake’. Under the surface of a simple form of mass entertainment there are plenty of cultural contexts to be found, from the carnivalesque nature of the show itself, the stereotype issues, the subversion of standards, to its area of social transgression. This article presents sports entertainment as a multi-layered and intermedial phenomenon, especially representative of the American mass culture.

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Biernacik, J. (2018). Modern-day Gladiators. An Attempt to Determine the Essence and the Cultural Significance of the Pro Wrestling. Załącznik Kulturoznawczy, (5), 353–436. https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2018.5.21

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