Sweaty Letters: The New Sports Writing

Synopsis

Laura Thompson, Brian Glanville, Andrew Shields, Rob Stein and Stephen Jones discuss a new form of sports writing, which is both attuned to the intricacies of a specific sport and alive to its wider resonance, rituals and rivalries. They examine its links to newspaper culture, the pre-existing and thriving American sports writing tradition, and the role of the sports writer in the age of the television replay.

Series

Writers Talk, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

English language and literature

Keywords

journalism; newspapers; sports writing

Production Company

Name

ICA Video

Notes

The ICA Writers in Conversation series are available for sale or free access online from the Roland Collection http://www.roland-collection.com

Distributor

Name

ICA Video

Email

http://www.ica.org.uk/contact

Web

http://www.ica.org.uk/49/Shop/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7766 1452

Fax

020 7873 0051

Address

The Mall
London
SW1Y 5AH

Notes

The ICA bookshop operates a mail order service selling a range of DVDs on and by film theorists, compilations of shorts, experimental and animated works, documentaries, as well as DVDs on video and performance art and installations. Also an eclectic collection of audio CDs.