Plasticity in Motion

This book draws on Catherine Malabou’s work on plasticity, investigating the transformative power of sport both in its ability to positively shape and, conversely, to destroy. Foschia positions sport as the ontological and discursive force that shapes how we work, watch, and play.

Robert M. Foschia is assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University, York.

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Brain of Death: Impressibility, Population, and Serena Williams' Return to Tennis Chapter 2: The Brain of the Gut: The Biological Unconscious in the NBA's Age of Anxiety Chapter 3: Indifference and Repetition: Destructive Plasticity, Injury, and Resilient Subjects Chapter 4: The Brain of Care: Sports Medicine, Pharmacology, and Narcosis Chapter 5: The Brain of Mathematics: Stupidity, Calculation, and Visual Pleasure Chapter 6: Coach Killjoy: Feminist Snaps and the Female Sovereign Chapter 7: The Brain of the Future: Childhood, Wonder, and Youth Sports Bibliography About the Author