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Balancing acts : women in sport / edited by Justin Wolfers, Erin Riley and Sam Cooney
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9781925704020
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Balancing acts : : women in sport / / edited by Justin Wolfers, Erin Riley and Sam Cooney
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Melbourne, Victoria:
©2018 Brow Books,,
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ii, 312 pages ; : 21 cm. ;
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Includes index.
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Topics include: the sexualisation of women in surfing culture; the marginalisation of women in boxing; feminine performativity in ballet; life as an AFL spectator; structural disadvantage as experienced by a cyclist; social soccer's ins and outs; the power relations between female athletes and coaches; female-identifying athletes’ experience of homophobia; the aesthetics of televised sports.
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Focusing on a critically underrepresented part of Australian culture (the many ways non-male participants in sport negotiate the traditionally male spectacle of athleticism) this accessible and inclusive collection investigates the way sporting bodies and achievements are portrayed in Australian media and daily life. The book understands the term ‘sport' in the widest possible sense, and applies the definition of ‘women' in the same broad way to include trans, gender diverse, non-binary, intersex, and otherwise non-cis women. Several essays are also written from and/or about queer, gay, and bisexual women. Essays examine the way women athletes' experience are marginalised and under-reported, and attempt to de-centre the status quo of sports writing and commentary as currently dominated by male perspectives and expertise.
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Sports for women -- Social aspects
Women athletes -- Social conditions
Australian essays -- 21st century
Essays -- Australian -- 21st century
Social sciences
Sports -- Australia
Sports -- Social aspects -- Australia
Sex discrimination in sports -- Australia
Essays -- 21st century
Essays
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Fenwick, Kirby
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Women in sport : balancing acts
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Australian essays -- 21st century
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Essays -- 21st century
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Essays -- Australian -- 21st century
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Sex discrimination in sports -- Australia
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Social sciences
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Sports -- Australia
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Sports for women -- Social aspects
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Sports -- Social aspects -- Australia
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Women athletes -- Social conditions
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