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Olympic Women and the Media

Olympic Women and the Media: International Perspectives

Hardback Published on: 10/06/2009
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Synopsis

This book examines how women athletes were represented in international media coverage during the 2004 Olympic Games. Through feminist theorizing and qualitative textual analysis, the contributors discuss sexualization, nationalism, success, failure and the [in]visibility of women athletes in newspaper reporting in Asia, Europe and the USA.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • ISBN: 9780230222847
  • Number of pages: 260
  • Dimensions: 222 x 139 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 444g
  • Languages: English