A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice

by Hana Walker-Brown

Overview

A footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should
A 14-year old-rugby player is told to play on through multiple blows. He never wakes up from the last one
A scientist reveals endemic brain disease in NFL players and is discredited
A survivor of domestic abuse can't remember details when standing up in court

This is the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This is a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529348088
Publisher:	Mobius
Publication date:	07/11/2023
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.35(d)

About the Author

Hana Walker-Brown is a multi-award-winning audio documentary maker, writer and the Creative Director for Broccoli Productions, a London based podcast production company founded in direct response to the lack of opportunities for minority talent both in front of and behind the mic. In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created the Audible original, The Beautiful Brain, a multi-award-winning podcast docuseries about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE.

Hana is a fearless and passionate advocate of multi-media storytelling and has covered an exceptional range of stories, taking the big world stuff and making it human. She is a guest lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and has given talks and masterclasses around the world about her work and creative processes.

Hana has created work for Audible, the BBC, the Guardian, National Geographic, Spotify and Warner Brothers among many others.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 A Controversial Issue 1

2 Play On 39

3 The Perfect Storm 62

4 The Triumph of the Human Spirit 87

5 Media, Myth and Medicine 113

6 A Culture of Pain 138

7 The Tip of the Iceberg 159

8 The War Zone 188

9 A Delicate Game 234

10 The Frontline 261

Acknowledgements 305

Notes 307