Sport and Gender Identities: Masculinities, Femininities and Sexualities (Routledge Critical Studies in Sport S)

This important new book brings together gender studies and sexuality studies to provide original and critical insights into processes of identity formation in a wide range of sport-related contexts. The authors draw on contemporary debates concerning gender and identity from a range of disciplines including sociology, social and cultural geography, media studies and management studies, to address key issues in masculinity, femininity and sexuality: Part 1: Representing masculinities in sport analyses media representations of men’s sports, exploring the variety and complexity of concepts of masculinity. Part 2: Transgressing femininities in sport makes use of case studies to examine the experiences of women in male-dominated sporting arenas. Part 3: Performing sexualities in sport analyses the role of queer theory in sport studies, explores experiences of and responses to homophobia in sport, and examines the significance of the Gay Games. This book will be of particular interest to students and academics working in sport studies, leisure studies, gender studies, queer and sexuality studies, social and cultural geography, and sociology. This Important New Book Brings Together Gender Studies And Sexuality Studies To Provide Original And Critical Insights On Identity Formation Within A Wide Range Of Sport-related Relations And Practices. Contested Meanings Of Gender And Sexuality, The Gender-power Relations Constructed In And Through Sport, And The Connections Between Gender, Sexuality And Sport-related Theories, Policies And Practices Are Made Clear In This Comprehensive And Engaging Text. The Authors Draw On Key Contemporary Theoretical Debates Concerning Gender, Sport And Identity That Have Been Developed In A Range Of Disciplines And Subject Fields Including Sociology, Social And Cultural Geography, Media Studies And Management Studies. The Book Is Structured Into Three Sections, Addressing Issues Of Masculinity, Feminization And Sexuality: Part One, Representing Masculinities In Sport Explores Media Representations In Men's Football, Tennis, Rugby And Skate Boarding. Part Two, The Feminization Of Male Sports Arenas Examines Ways In Which Women Have Contested Male-dominated Sporting Arenas Of Basketball, Triathlon And Cricket. Part Three, The Performance Of Sexuality In Sporting Spaces Analyses The Development Of Queer Theory In Sport Studies, The Significance Of Homophobia In Sport, The Role Of The Gay Games, And Management Practices In Developing Sport. This Book Provides The Most Comprehensive Critique Of Gender And Sexuality In Sport To Be Published To Date And Will Be Of Particular Interest To Students And Academics Working In Sport Studies, Leisure Studies, Gender Studies, Queer And Sexuality Studies, Social And Cultural Geography. Gender, Sport And Identity : Introducing Discourses Of Masculinities, Femininities And Sexualities / Cara Carmichael Aitchison -- Mediating Masculinities : The Production Of Media Representations In Sport / Garry Whannel -- Watching The Game : Theorising Masculinities In The Context Of Mediated Tennis / Eileen Kennedy -- The Contested Terrain Of The Women’s National Basketball Association Arena / Tiffany K. Muller -- Triathlon As A Space For Women’s Technologies Of The Self / Amanda Jones And Cara Carmichael Aitchison -- Gender In Sport Management : A Contemporary Picture And Alternative Futures / Sally Shaw -- Gender, Sexuality And Queer Theory In Sport / Corey W. Johnson And Beth Kivel -- Queers, Even In Netball? : Interpretations Of The Lesbian Label Among Sportswomen / Kate Russell -- Driving Down Participation : Homophobic Bullying As A Deterrent To Doing Sport / Celia Brackenridge, Ian Rivers, Brendan Gough And Karen Llewellyn -- Challenging Homophobia And Heterosexism In Sport : The Promise Of The Gay Games / Caroline Symons. Edited By Cara Carmichael Aitchison. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Social Sciences Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Contributors 8 Chapter 1: Gender, sport and identity: Introducing discourses of masculinities, femininities and sexualities 12 Part I: Representing masculinities in sport 16 Chapter 2: Mediating masculinities: The production of media representations in sport 18 Chapter 3: Watching the game: Theorising masculinities in the context of mediated tennis 33 Part II: Transgressing femininities in sport 46 Chapter 4: The contested terrain of the Women’s National Basketball Association arena 48 Chapter 5: Triathlon as a space for women’s technologies of the self 64 Chapter 6: Gender in sport management: A contemporary picture and alternative futures 85 Part III: Performing sexualities in sport 102 Chapter 7: Gender, sexuality and queer theory in sport 104 Chapter 8: ‘Queers, even in netball?’: Interpretations of the lesbian label among sportswomen 117 Chapter 9: Driving down participation: Homophobic bullying as a deterrent to doing sport 133 Chapter 10: Challenging homophobia and heterosexism in sport: The promise of the Gay Games 151 Index 171 Ideal for all sociologists, ethicists and gender studies scholars, this collection explores the area of gender relations and sexual politics in sport using ethics as a critical tool