Olympic Women and the Media International Perspectives
Description
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 sexualization, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA.
Keywords
Social ScienceGender StudiesSports & RecreationMedia StudiesAnthropologyCultural & SocialLawCivil RightsCriminologyWomen's StudiesCultural & Social AspectsPolitical ScienceHuman Rights
2009Book
Author(s)Pirkko Markula
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230222847
LanguageEnglish
