Panel E. James: the Politics and Literature of Cricket:

Papers which consider James’ account of the politics of cricket, and his relationship with, and influence on, sports-writing, historically and contemporarily.

Washbourne; Bateman; Steen.

This filmed panel features papers which consider James' account of the politics of cricket, and his relationship with and influence on sports-writing, historically and contemporarily.

The papers & speakers are as follows:

1. C.L.R. James, W.G. Grace and (Mediating) the Claim of the Representative Figure. Presenter: Neil Washbourne, Media Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University.

2. '"From far it look like politics": CLR James and the Canon of English Cricket Literature'. Presenter: Anthony Bateman, De Montfort University.

3. How CLR James Influenced Sports writing. Presenter: Rob Steen, Cricket Writer and University of Brighton.