Female Olympian and Paralympian Events
Analyses, Backgrounds, and Timelines
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Beschreibung
Female Olympian and Paralympian Events is a groundbreaking book that examines women’s sports in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which have long been underappreciated and under-analyzed. The book begins with a brief background on women’s participation in the Olympic Games and their role relative to the International Olympic Committee, then introduces the underlying Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis theory used throughout the book’s analysis before delving into a literature review of female Olympians and Paralympians’ events. It includes a listing of noteworthy “firsts” in the field, followed by individual discussions of twenty-eight Summer and seven Winter events, analyzed according to their historical, rhetorical, and popular cultural representations. Women’s unique role(s) in the various events are discussed, particular athletes and Paralympic events are highlighted, and original tables are also included. At the end of each section, affiliated organizations and resources are included in this invaluable referential volume.
A clear introduction to key elements of female Olympic events and Paralympian events Includes critical analysis coupled with digestible reference information covering a wide variety of Olympic and Paralympic events Authored by one of the leading authorities in Olympic Studies and Gender and Sports
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Linda K. Fuller
Themen in »Female Olympian and Paralympian Events«
Olympic Studies Women's Olympic Sports Paralympics Paralympic Studies Gender and the Olympics Gender Equality and Sports Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis disability studies