书目名称 | Sports Journalism and Women Athletes |
副标题 | Coverage of Coming O |
编辑 | William P. Cassidy |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/875/874739/874739.mp4 |
概述 | Treads new ground as the first academic book to focus specifically on coming out stories of lesbian athletes.Provides in-depth analysis from both a journalistic and scholarly perspective about the com |
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描述 | .“Women’s sports have typically been grossly under-represented in sports media coverage. Although elite lesbian athletes far outnumber ‘out’ male athletes, media scrutiny of their experiences remains largely non-existent. Largely situated in the context of improved cultural attitudes toward sexual minorities across the West, Bill Cassidy’s .Sports Journalism and Women Athletes: Coverage of Coming Out Stories .is, therefore, a valuable contribution to the study of sports journalism and media, offering – for the first time – a dedicated and detailed account of the coming out of some of sports’ most high-profile lesbian athletes.”.- .Dr. Rory Magrath, .Solent University, UK.This book examines sports journalism coverage of the coming out stories of three prominent women athletes: tennis legend and feminist icon Billie Jean King, Basketball Hall of Fame Member Sheryl Swoopes and WNBA champion Brittney Griner. When King was outed in 1981 it marked a pivotal moment in which journalists were forced to discuss lesbian athletes in sports for the first time. Swoopes’ 2005 coming out was hailed as a historic moment due to her status as one of the best women’s basketball players of all |
出版日期 | Book 2019 |
关键词 | Billie Jean King; Brittney Griner; Martina Navratilova; Sheryl Swoopes; Sports Journalism; Coming out Sto |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30526-0 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-30526-0 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |