Many sports journalists seem to have always operated beyond the boundaries of traditional journalism, situating their work outside of the formalised structures that guide the news media frameworks. Those writing in literary forms of the same have taken their craft a step further, blurring and entangling lines between sport, philosophy, storytelling, community and culture. The actions of both led to denigration of their work, its outright dismissal by journalistic purists and lowered estimation of its value by those who made determination of its merit. However, the same writers have opened the field, created and exploited opportunities to elevate the form and addressed the inherent intersubjectivities of sport’s place in our lives, its impact and its witting, or unwitting, response to an array of social and political issues. These writers’ works, coloured as they are with distinctive identifiable voices, adopt and adapt appropriate technologies, employ elements of narrative readily associated with prose fiction—character, plot and setting—or make use of literary techniques and devices, such as alliteration, allusion and the intertextual use of notable works. Contemporary literary sports journalism is as rich and diverse as the places we now find it. If anything, the form faces an exciting future. This chapter summarises key findings in the monograph and highlights a small number of areas for future research.

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Territories of Form: Positive Exploitation and Unexplored Terrain

  • Lee McGowan,
  • Kasey Symons,
  • Paddy Hoey,
  • Elizabeth Ellison

摘要

Many sports journalists seem to have always operated beyond the boundaries of traditional journalism, situating their work outside of the formalised structures that guide the news media frameworks. Those writing in literary forms of the same have taken their craft a step further, blurring and entangling lines between sport, philosophy, storytelling, community and culture. The actions of both led to denigration of their work, its outright dismissal by journalistic purists and lowered estimation of its value by those who made determination of its merit. However, the same writers have opened the field, created and exploited opportunities to elevate the form and addressed the inherent intersubjectivities of sport’s place in our lives, its impact and its witting, or unwitting, response to an array of social and political issues. These writers’ works, coloured as they are with distinctive identifiable voices, adopt and adapt appropriate technologies, employ elements of narrative readily associated with prose fiction—character, plot and setting—or make use of literary techniques and devices, such as alliteration, allusion and the intertextual use of notable works. Contemporary literary sports journalism is as rich and diverse as the places we now find it. If anything, the form faces an exciting future. This chapter summarises key findings in the monograph and highlights a small number of areas for future research.