The rite of football / Dr. William Arens ; interviewed by Barbara Londin.

Program Title:
The rite of football / Dr. William Arens ; interviewed by Barbara Londin.
PRA Archive #: 
BC2682
Description: 

State University of New York Stony Brook Professor Dr. William Arens talks about his "Natural History" magazine article called "The Rite of Football," an anthropological piece in which U.S. football and its followers are seen to share characteristics with primitive religions: violence, sexual exhibitionism, submersion of the individual to the mob. He describes the professional player as a giant corporation and how the game's aggressive tactics reflect our age of super-weapons and militarism. Interview by Barbara Londin. Program later called "The Worship of Football."

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Date Recorded on: 
ca. December 18, 1975
Date Broadcast on: 
WBAI, December 18, 1975
Item duration: 
l reel (41 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.|41:00
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Role: 
Producer
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1975.
Rights Summary: 
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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