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Author:   Jayne Caudwell (University of Brighton, UK) ,  Jennifer Hargreaves ,  Ian McDonald
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.298kg
ISBN:  

9780415367622

ISBN 10:   041536762
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 October 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Queer/Theory and the Study of Sport 1. Queering Theories of Sexuality in Sport Studies Heather Sykes 2. Beyond the Pale: The Whiteness of Sport Studies and Queer Scholarship Mary McDonaldPart II: Sports' Practices and Communities: Disrupting Heteronormativity? 3. Queer Athletes and Queering in Sport Heidi Eng 4. Ten Men Out: Gay Sporting Masculinities in Softball Nigel Jarvis 5. Exploring the Limits of Queer and Sport: Gay Men Playing Tennis Ian Wellard 6. The Necessity of Queer Shame for Gay Pride: The Gay Games and Cultural Events Judy Davidson Part III: Possibilities for Queer Bodies in Sport 7. Transgendering Sex and Sport in the Gay Games Caroline Symons and Dennis Hemphill 8. Catching Crabs: Bodies, Emotions and Gay Identities in Mainstream Competitive Rowing Gareth Owen 9. Femme-Fatale: Re-thinking the Femme-inine Jayne Caudwell 10. Heterosexual Femininity: The Painful Process of Subjectification Rebecca Lock

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Her ability to synopsize most aspects of a broad field in fourteen pages is quite amazing Terry Goldie, 2008

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