Balancing acts : women in sport / Justin Wolfers (editor) ; Erin Riley (editor) ; Sam Cooney (editor...
Balancing acts : women in sport / Justin Wolfers (editor) ; Erin Riley (editor) ; Sam Cooney (editor...
Balancing acts : women in sport / Justin Wolfers (editor) ; Erin Riley (editor) ; Sam Cooney (editor).
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Melbourne, VIC : Brow Books, 2018.
Alternative title
Call Numbers
H 2019/2559
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
ii, 312 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
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 coach...
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne, VIC : Brow Books, 2018.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
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 ‘...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Balancing acts : women in sport / Justin Wolfers (editor) ; Erin Riley (editor) ; Sam Cooney (editor).
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information)
Includes index.
Contextual Information
Biographical note
Essay "Taking the Field" written by RMIT Author Kirby Fenwick.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2019/2559
Record Identifier
74VKVkkz2R6X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkkz2R6X
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1925704025 (paperback)
9781925704020 (paperback)
DDC
796.0820994
MMS ID
991024183817502626
