| Description |
1 online resource (217 pages) |
| Series |
Gender, bodies and transformation |
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Gender, bodies and transformation.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Theory, practice and affect : feminist approaches to sport and sport management -- Writing/researching roller derby : methods for feminist physical cultural studies -- "Roller derby saved my soul" : belonging and becoming -- The "dark side" of belonging : power and exclusion in roller derby -- Feminist sport management : affects and governance in roller derby -- Conclusion : a "new" derby ethos? |
| Summary |
As a new breed of lifestyle sport enthusiasts 'derby grrrls' are pushing the boundaries of gender as they negotiate the nexus of pleasure, pain and power relations. Offering a socio-cultural analysis of the rise and reinvention of roller derby as both a new, globalized women's sport and an everyday creative leisure space, this book explores the manner in which roller derby has emerged as a gendered space for self-transformation, belonging and embodied contest, in which women are invited to experience their emotions differently, embrace pain and overcome limits |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Roller derby.
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Roller skating.
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Women roller skaters.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Roller & In-Line Skating.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Roller derby
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Roller skating
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Women roller skaters
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fullagar, Simone, author
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| ISBN |
9781472417725 |
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1472417720 |
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