Overview

This book offers an in- depth examination of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (2023 FWWC) hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The 2023 FWWC was a landmark event in the history of women’s sport, in terms of audience, revenue, spectacle, and global reach, and has assumed wider significance beyond sport as a result of the controversial events immediately after the final game. Featuring the work of leading researchers from around the world, this book examines some of the key issues that arose during and after the 2023 FWWC. It provides an international perspective on the politics of women’s football and explores topics including media, fandom, Indigeneity, legacy policies, tourism, and the organisational politics and strategies of international federations. It also sheds light on the inherent sexism, gender inequalities, and biased media framings that remain pervasive in the women’s game. This is the second book on the 2023 FWWC from the editorial team of Adam Beissel, Julie E. Brice, Verity Postlethwaite, and Andy Grainger. It is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport studies, event studies, gender studies, sociology, or political science.

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Author:   Adam Beissel (Miami University, USA) ,  Julie E. Brice (California State University Fullerton, USA) ,  Verity Postlethwaite (Loughborough University, UK) ,  Andrew Grainger (Western Sydney University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781032830889

ISBN 10:   1032830883
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   30 June 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Introduction: Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies PART I: Coverage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup 1. #SeAcabó Movement: The Origin and Repercussion of Alexia Putellas' post on X 2. Grievance Games: American Sport Grievance Culture and FOX Sports’ coverage of the United States Women’s National Team during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup 3. Streaming like a girl: The case of Brazil’s Cazé TV during the 2023 Women’s World Cup 4. Examining the Female-Centric Messages within Sport-Based Television Advertisements During the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 5. Mediated Narratives of Health at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup PART II: Experiences of the 2023 Women’s World Cup 6. Unpacking Motivation: Factors Influencing Women’s Travel to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 7. Tricornes & Rainbow Flags: Contestation over Practices, Identities, and Feminism in U.S. Women’s National Team Fan Spaces 8. A Historic First: Exploring the Perspectives and Experiences of Philippines Women’s National Team Heritage Players and Supporters 9. A Collaborative Approach to Football Fieldwork: Feminist Reflexivity in Action at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup 10. Boots on the Ground: What it is Really Like Working in Football During a FIFA Women’s World Cup PART III: Navigating the 2023 Women’s World Cup 11. The Long Rise of Women's Football in Morocco 12. A Showcase for the Development of Women’s Football in Africa? The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Under-Representation of Women Coaches 13. African Women Rising: Africa's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 14. Asia’s Growing Presence at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 15. The Struggle of Colombian Women Footballers and the Political Dimensions of the FIFA Officialised Era Post-1991 PART IV: Legacies of the 2023 Women’s World Cup 16. ‘Legacy ‘23’ and Sport Participation for Women and Girls in Regional Australia 17. Beyond Greatness? 11 days in Ōtepoti-Dunedin 18. Leaning on Legacy: Women’s Football Fans and Progress Narratives of the Women’s World Cup 19. FIFA Women’s World Cup Lessons: Gender Pay Parity Strengthens Integrity 20. Mind the Gap: FIFA, Women’s Football, and the Progress Narratives of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup List of Acronyms Index

Reviews

“Casts a light on intricate and complex experiences, identities, power, and material conditions of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, an important resource for actors working to address gender inequalities and to realise safe and inclusive football and sport broadly for girls and women in all their diversity.” Dr Lombe Mwambwa, Research Director, Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport, Switzerland. “Bringing together experts from various fields, this book offers a deep exploration of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, revealing the event's global significance and the evolution of women's football, making it a crucial read for those passionate about women's sports.” Professor Emma Sherry, School of Management, RMIT University, Australia. “Critical Perspectives on the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Events, Issues, Controversies represents diverse and international perspectives. It is a thoughtfully curated publication, critically examining a wide range of topics related to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, 2023. This thought-provoking volume will be of great value to sport scholars, students, and practitioners.” Professor Sally Shaw, School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand.

Author Information

Adam Beissel is an Associate Professor of Sport Leadership and Management at Miami University, USA. Adam’s research and scholarship interrogates the political economy of sport mega-events and the geopolitics of sport. In addition to his research on the 2023 Women’s World Cup, he is currently working on a research project exploring the geopolitics of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Julie E. Brice is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University Fullerton, USA. Julie’s research and scholarship focuses on the socio-cultural and political forces that impact women’s experiences of their moving bodies and across women’s sports more broadly. This includes explorations into women’s fitness practices and understandings of their bodies, professional women’s soccer and mega-events, and the use of posthumanist and new materialist theories for exploring fitness, sports, and physical culture. Verity Postlethwaite is a Lecturer in Strategic Event Management in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, UK. Verity’s research and innovation projects focus on how events can be used as a catalyst for social and community changes. This includes examinations of gender inequalities, perceptions of disability, and geographical challenges across the life course and different facets of events hosted in the UK, Japan and Australia. Andrew Grainger is a Lecturer in Sport Development, Leisure, and Recreation at Western Sydney University in Sydney, Australia. Andy’s research and teaching focuses on the critical, socio-historical analysis of sport, leisure, health, and physical culture. His current research projects explore the globalisation and political economy of football.

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