Sport, Sexualities and Queer/Theory

Herausgeber: Caudwell, Jayne

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first book focusing exclusively on this subject, Sport, Sexualities and Queer/Theory captures the newest and best writing on an emerging focus of study that brings in perspectives from a number of disciplines including sports studies, gender studies, sociology, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, and queer studies. An accessible introduction to this dynamic field, this is an explorative analysis of lesbian, gay, transgender, transsexual and intersex peoplea (TM)s experiences of sport as well as a rigorous theoretical consideration of sociological and political issues. Bringing together in a single source an exciting array of contributions, this is an ideal source of inspiration for anyone involved in this rapidly growing field, and fills a need for an excellent introduction to the main themes and issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 162mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780415367615
• ISBN-10: 0415367611
• Artikelnr.: 22230495

Autorenporträt

Jayne Caudwell is Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport at the Chelsea School, University of Brighton.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Queer/Theory and the Study of Sport 1. Queering
Theories of Sexuality in Sport Studies Heather Sykes 2. Beyond the Pale:
The Whiteness of Sport Studies and Queer Scholarship Mary McDonaldPart II:
Sports' Practices and Communities: Disrupting Heteronormativity? 3. Queer
Athletes and Queering in Sport Heidi Eng 4. Ten Men Out: Gay Sporting
Masculinities in Softball Nigel Jarvis 5. Exploring the Limits of Queer and
Sport: Gay Men Playing Tennis Ian Wellard 6. The Necessity of Queer Shame
for Gay Pride: The Gay Games and Cultural Events Judy Davidson Part III:
Possibilities for Queer Bodies in Sport 7. Transgendering Sex and Sport in
the Gay Games Caroline Symons and Dennis Hemphill 8. Catching Crabs:
Bodies, Emotions and Gay Identities in Mainstream Competitive Rowing
Gareth Owen 9. Femme-Fatale: Re-thinking the Femme-inine Jayne Caudwell
10. Heterosexual Femininity: The Painful Process of Subjectification
Rebecca Lock