Olympic Women and the Media - International Perspectives (Hardcover, New)


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 sexualisation, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA.

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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 sexualisation, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Palgrave Macmillan

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Global Culture and Sport Series

Release date

June 2009

Availability

Expected to ship within 15 - 20 working days

First published

2009

Editors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

260

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-230-22284-7

Barcode

9780230222847

Categories

LSN

0-230-22284-6



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