[Commlist] New book - French Sports Films: Visions of Masculinity

Jonathan Ervine is delighted to announce the publication of the new book 
/French Sports Films: Visions of Masculinity/. It is available to order 
from the publisher Routledge (with 20% off until 2 January 2026) and a 
variety of online retailers. Here’s the link to Routledge website: 
https://www.routledge.com/French-Sports-Films-Visions-of-Masculinity/Ervine/p/book/9781032767567.

Examining French sports films from a cinematic and socio-cultural 
perspective, this book takes a close look at the characteristics that 
separate French sports films from Hollywood sports films and sports 
films produced in other countries and asks what those characteristics 
can tell us about wider French culture and society.

Focusing in particular on depictions of masculinity in French sports 
films and how they have evolved over time, this book argues that recent 
decades have seen a shift away from focusing on macho males towards a 
greater exploration of male vulnerability, depictions that go beyond the 
outcome of sporting contests and relate to wider issues such as what it 
means to be a man, partner, father, or son. It also argues that many of 
these films have offered only superficial engagement with issues 
concerning women’s participation in sport and considers the extent to 
which race, ethnicity, and social class have also shaped the French 
sports film.


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