Gender and Power in Strength Sports : Strong As Feminist Hardback
Edited by Noelle K. (Marquette University, USA) Brigden, Katie Rose (Brooklyn College, USA) Hejtmanek, Melissa M. (New York University, USA) Forbis
Part of the Routledge Critical Studies in Sport series
Hardback
Description
This book explores strength sports as a site of political contestation and a platform for insurgent gender practices.
It contributes to our understanding of key themes in the study of sport, such as feminism, power, the body and identity. Drawing together interdisciplinary work spanning political science, sociology, gender studies, and biological and cultural anthropology, the book argues that in the face of ongoing embodied precarity, strength sports have become a complex form of both resistance to, and reproduction of, patriarchy.
This argument also challenges traditional understandings and definitions of “strength.” Covering recreational-level participation and elite athletics, across experiential/individual, local, national, transnational, and global scales, the book explores diverse topics such as the pregnant strength athlete, the status of trans women in strength sports, and the gendered dimensions of online fitness communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In so doing, it traces power dynamics and the interplay among multiple oppressions. Showcasing important empirical and activist research, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in women’s sport, women’s studies, gender studies, the sociology of sport, strength and conditioning, feminist politics, or cultural studies.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 6 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2023
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- ISBN:9781032441870
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 6 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032441870
