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Sport and Psychoanalysis: What Sport Reveals about Our Unconscious Desires, Fantasies, and Fears

Edited by Jack Black, Edited by Joseph S. Reynoso, Contributions by Benjamin Bernstein, Contributions by Jack Black, Contributions by Monique S. Bowen, Contributions by David Cushman, Contributions by Rayyan Dabbous, Contributions by David W. McIvor, Contributions by Joseph S. Reynoso, Contributions by Shani Samai-Moskovich

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Sport and Psychoanalysis: What Sport Reveals about Our Unconscious Desires, Fantasies, and Fears explores the intersection of sport and psychoanalysis, emphasizing the often-overlooked psycho-social dimensions underpinning the experience of sport. By challenging the idea that sport offers an â€œescapeâ€ from realityâ€”a realm separate to the politics of everyday lifeâ€”each chapter critically considers the unconscious desires, fantasies, and fears that underpin the sporting spectacle for both participants and spectators. Indeed, beyond simply applying psychoanalysis to sport, this book proposes how sport can be used to pose questions to psychoanalysis, thus using sport as a medium to elucidate key psychoanalytic ideas and concepts. This volume addresses a diverse range of theorists, including Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan, Lou Andreas-SalomeÂ´, Norman O. Brown, and Frantz Fanon, and applies them across a variety of topics and sports, including NFL coaching, Manny Pacquiao, play, football, basketball, baseball, poker, and the 2023 FIFA Womenâ€™s World Cup, therefore providing a unique understanding of the cultural, social, and psychic significance of sports. A timely and relevant collection, this book will appeal to scholars and practitioners interested in understanding sport from both the cultural and clinical application of psychoanalytic theory as well as academics and practitioners in sport studies, psychology, sociology, education, and cultural studies.