Sport, gender and mega-events

Sport mega-events are more than just large-scale gatherings and celebrations of human athletic achievement; they are also arenas through which groups and individuals perform, reinforce, challenge and disrupt identities, power and status. Understanding that sport is widely recognised as a practice th...

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Other Authors Dashper, Katherine (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.
SeriesEmerald studies in sport and gender
Subjects
Gender identity in sports.
Sports > Sex differences.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781839829383
DOI10.1108/9781839829369
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 255 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Sport, gender and mega-events / Katherine Dashper Section 1. Problematising gendered bodies and behaviours
  • Chapter 2. Sex testing in sport mega-events: fairness and the illusive promise of inclusive policies - situating inter* and trans*athletes in elite sport / Anna Adlwarth
  • Chapter 3. Ethical relativism and sport mega-event gendered discourses: uneasiness towards the dominant play of women in sport / Lindsey Darvin and Ann Pegoraro Section 2. Masculinity, sport and mega-events
  • Chapter 4. Not feeling so mega, but still being a mega star: Exploring male elite athletes' mental health accounts from a gendered perspective / Charlie V.L. Smith
  • Chapter 5. Security, Locality and Aggressive Masculinity: Hooliganism and nationalism at football mega-events / Jonathan Sly
  • Chapter 6. The Formula One paradox: Macho male racers and ornamental glamour 'girls' Damion Sturm Section 3. Gender, disruption and transformation at mega-events
  • Chapter 7. "Dare to Shine": Megan Rapinoe as the Rebellious Star of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 / Riikka Turtiainen
  • Chapter 8. Who owns the ball? Gender (dis) order and the 2014 FIFA World Cup / Jorge Knijnik, Rohini Balram, and Yoko Kanemasu
  • Chapter 9. I gotta feeling ... Let's turn to the people! The 2018 Football World Cup in Russia / Katarzyna Raduszynska Section 4. Gender, sport and mega-events: Moving towards equality?
  • Chapter 10. Sport Mega-Events as Drivers of Gender Equality: Women's Football in Spain / Celia Valiente
  • Chapter 11. The Solheim Cup: Media Representations of Golf, Gender and National Identity / Ali Bowes and Niamh Kitching
  • Chapter 12. Flag Before Gender Biases? The Case for National Identity Bolstering Women Athlete Visibility in Sports Mega-Events / Andrew C. Billings and Patrick C. Gentile
  • Chapter 13. Conclusions: Sport, gender and mega-events: looking to the future / Katherine Dashper.

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