a mediated socio-cultural and political-economic timeline /
First Statement of Responsibility
Linda K. Fuller
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Preface; Notes; Contents; List of Tables; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Female Olympians; Reflections and Realities; Theoretical Perspectives; Hegemonic Masculinity; Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis; Sport Mediatization; Literature Review on Female Olympians; Sexism, Racism, Ageism; Sexism; Racism; Ageism; Female Olympians Going Faster, Higher, Stronger; Notes; Chapter 2: A Brief History of Women and the Olympic Games; Ancient Olympic Games; Modern Olympic Games; 1900 Paris; Golf6; 1904 St. Louis to 2014 Sochi; Notes
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Appendix 2: Olympic Games Participating CountriesAppendix 3: Notable Female Olympians; Appendix 4: Timelines for Female Olympians; Appendix 5: Olympic Studies Centers; Bibliography; Index
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Chapter 3: Political/Nationalistic Concerns Relative to Female OlympiansOperationalizing Olympism; The International Olympic Committee; Case Study: The 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch; Gendered Politics; The Politics of Gender; Uniforms9; Sex Testing10; Ideology and the IOC (www.olympic.org); Notes; Chapter 4: The Gendered Economics of the Olympic Games; Amateurism Versus Professionalism; Commercialism; Media Matters; Historical Perspective; Media Audiences; Sportscaster Commentary; Social Media; Olympics Movies and Documentaries; Technology; Notes
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Chapter 5: Sociocultural Considerations Relative to Female OlympiansThe Language of Olympic Reportage; Case Study: Beach Volleyball; Religious Considerations; Anti-Semitism; Islamophobia; Womenś Bodies, Trained for the Olympics; ̀Òur Cathý́ Freeman; Homophobia; Drugs and Doping; Women in the Paralympics10; Jessica Young; Paralympian Ambassadors Programme; Paralympian P/R; Concluding Thoughts on Sociocultural Considerations; Notes; Chapter 6: Concluding Thoughts on Female Olympians; Sport/Gender; Sport Communication; Olympism/Gender; Olympics Ethics; Notes; Appendix 1: Acronyms
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This book examines women's participation in the Olympic Games since they were allowed to be included in that global arena. Using a holistic, social scientific approach, and emphasizing the rhetoric of sport mediatization, Female Olympians reviews the literature relative to sexism, racism, and ageism before providing historical, political, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives such as the gendered language of Olympic reportage, religious considerations, women's bodies relative to their training for the Games, drugs and doping, and female Paralympians. With numerous critical case studies, never-before assembled data, and personal interviews with athletes, this volume offers insights that both investigate and celebrate female Olympians' successes
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Female Olympians : A Mediated Socio-Cultural and Political-Economic Timeline.