Sexual sports rhetoric : global and universal contexts /

Sexual sports rhetoric : global and universal contexts / edited by Linda K. Fuller. - ix, 314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

tSex-a-side : volleyball uniforms and the reproduction of female objectivity / Victims in search of victories : women athletes around the world / Hail Japan's conquering heroes : sports reports and the rhetorics of national efficacy / Beyond Dancing with the stars : sexual sports rhetoric in competitive ballroom dance / Attention la femme! : intimate relationships and male sports performance / Fans from Mediterranean cultures and the rhetoric of "othering" / Watching women : how spectators talk about female athletes / Online conversation threads on ice hockey : a comparison of Swedish male and female participants / The influence of anatomical sex and gender role orientation in the language of sport fans / "Look good, kick ass" : an analysis of Nike's online marketing to U.S. women / Homophobia, heterosexism, and ambivalence in the premier issue of Sports illustrated women/sport / Female and male sailors competing in the French press / Sporting Lolitas, Amazons, and freaks : British newspaper portrayal of female tennis players at Wimbledon / Gender, race, and nation at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games : mediated images of Ian Thorpe and Cathy Freeman / Gender and sport in the German quality press : the global and the domestic in editorial and advertising / Gender slurs : motivation through misogyny in sports films / Absence of power : sheroes in sport films post-Title IX / NASCAR : sex, death, and the movies / Gender, extreme sports, and smoking : a case study of Export A cigarette brand marketing / The rhetoric of Rocky Mountain women : talking, trekking, and transforming a male preserve / Standing on top of the world : masculinity and imperialism on Everest / Michael Cantelon -- Linda K. Fuller -- Todd Joseph Miles Holden -- Caroline Joan (Kay) Picart -- David Rowe -- Stefan Mertens -- Kelly Nelson -- Anders Svensson -- Daniel L. Wann and Paula J. Waddill -- Tara M. Kachgal -- Lisa M. Weidman -- Monique Trancart -- John Vincent -- Leanne White -- Martha Wörsching -- Dayna B. Daniels -- Demetrius W. Pearson -- Wanda Ellen Wakefield -- Timothy Dewhirst -- Elenie Opffer -- Jolie Alexandra Sheffer.

1433105098 9781433105098 1433105101 9781433105104

2009034445


Sports for women--Social aspects
Sports for women--Cross-cultural studies
Gender identity.
Human body--Social aspects

GV709 / .S49 2010

306.483

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