This research looks to extend beyond the sports economic theory to present a cultural economic conception of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Utilizing the theory of "spectacle" put forward by Guy Debord I conducted a critical discourse analysis of season one of the UFC's subsidiary realty TV show The Ultimate Fighter. Results indicated a specific construction with regard to the fighter-contestant identity as a member of the lower/working class and, as such, the positioning of the UFC as an emancipatory institution. Such construction is interpreted as creating cultural forms that have the potential to aid in the UFC's extraction of surplus value from its labor force. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Sport Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2013. / June 28, 2013. / Cultural economy, Mixed Martial Arts, Reality television, Spectacle, Ultimate
Fighting Championship / Includes bibliographical references. / Joshua Newman, Professor Directing Thesis; Michael Giardina, Committee Member; Jennifer Proffitt, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183647 |
| Contributors | Armstrong, Michael E. (authoraut), Newman, Joshua (professor directing thesis), Giardina, Michael (committee member), Proffitt, Jennifer (committee member), Department of Sport Management (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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