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Olympic Women and the Media : International Perspectives /

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This book examines how women athletes were represented in international media coverage during the 2004 Olympic Games. Through feminist theorizing and qualitative textual analysis, the contributors discuss sexualization, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Markula, Pirkko (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Global culture and sport.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Gender Studies.
Media Studies.
Popular Science in Sports.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Communication.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Human rights.
Sex (Psychology)
Social justice.
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Sports.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines how women athletes were represented in international media coverage during the 2004 Olympic Games. Through feminist theorizing and qualitative textual analysis, the contributors discuss sexualization, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 260 pages)
ISBN:9780230233942
DOI:10.1057/9780230233942