Double crossover : gender, media, and politics in global basketball /

"As they compete in leagues around the world, elite women's basketball players continually adjust to new cultures, rules, and contracts. Courtney M. Cox follows athletes, coaches, journalists, and advocates of women's basketball as they pursue careers within the sport. Despite all att...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cox, Courtney M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2025]
Series:	Studies in sports media.
Subjects:	Basketball > Sex differences. Women basketball players. Sex discrimination in sports. Sexism in mass media. Sports and globalization > Social aspects. Joueuses de basket-ball. Discrimination sexuelle dans les sports. Sexisme dans les médias. Sports et mondialisation > Aspect social. Communication Studies. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Feminism & Feminist Theory. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Basketball. SPORTS & RECREATION / General Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

Introducing the crossover
"Betting on ourselves" : the politics and ethics of care in the WNBPA
Translating time-outs : the choreography of playing overseas
Mission equity : new sporting labor considerations within Athletes Unlimited
You can't see me : moving past misogynoir during March Madness
The game is grown.