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Author: Sheree Bekker ,
Stephen Mumford
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Imprint: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781836390534
ISBN 10: 183639053
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Imagine a world where anyone was free to reach their full potential playing the sport they love; where open competition replaced discrimination and exclusion, and where athletes were judged by their performances on the field rather than their conformity with gender norms. Bekker and Mumford show us how to get there, and how far we have to go. This courageous book should spark a revolution in sport.""--Caster Semenya ""Open Play is a necessary intervention in the contentious discussion over women, gender, and sport. Bekker and Mumford immerse us in the realities of 'women's sport' and convincingly make the case for a new 'feminist sport.'""--Agustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology, Princeton University ""Sport has been in desperate need of a fresh, nuanced approach to gender, one which has women, nonbinary, and trans people at its core. Open Play challenges the patriarchal system that has dictated women's participation in sport around the world. Its philosophy is simple yet revolutionary amongst the status quo of so-called 'feminist' approaches to sport. This book is not just a must-read, it should become foundational in the future of women's sport from the grassroots to professional levels.""--Flo Lloyd-Hughes, sports writer and broadcaster
""Open Play is a necessary intervention in the contentious discussion over women, gender, and sport. Bekker and Mumford immerse us in the realities of 'women's sport' and convincingly make the case for a new 'feminist sport.'""--Agustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology, Princeton University ""Sport has been in desperate need of a fresh, nuanced approach to gender, one which has women, nonbinary, and trans people at its core. Open Play challenges the patriarchal system that has dictated women's participation in sport around the world. Its philosophy is simple yet revolutionary amongst the status quo of so-called 'feminist' approaches to sport. This book is not just a must-read, it should become foundational in the future of women's sport from the grassroots to professional levels.""--Flo Lloyd-Hughes, sports writer and broadcaster
Author Information
Sheree Bekker is Associate Professor in the Department for Health at the University of Bath. Her work centres on feminist perspectives in sport and she is co-lead of the Feminist Sport Lab. Stephen Mumford is a philosopher at Durham University. His many books include Football: The Philosophy Behind the Game (2019) and A Philosopher Looks at Sport (2021), and he is also co-lead of the Feminist Sport Lab.
