Tag: Leslie Heywood
Overwhelming praise for comprehensive and thought-provoking handbook
Originally published in 2014 and edited by Jennifer Hargreaves and Eric Anderson, the Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality comprises 53 chapters penned by 68 internationally renowned sport scholars. According to our reviewer Benjamin Moreland, this perennial handbook is a vital contribution to the academic conversations surrounding gender and sexuality and a foundational read for scholars and students alike.
Insightful, in-depth overview of the effects of neoliberalism on the governance and management of sports
The edited volume Sport and Neoliberalism: Politics, Consumption, and Culture (Temple University Press), compiled by David L. Andrews and Michail L. Silk, takes a critical stance on neoliberalism as a dominant organizing mechanism, in society and in sports. Our reviewer Russell Holden has but few reservations to this vital and useful analysis of modern sports.
Idrottskvinnan som kulturell ikon
Torunn G. Saunes
Institutt for informasjons- og medievitenskap, Universitetet i Bergen Profesjonelle kvinnelige idrettsutøvere har i dag stjernestatus på samme nivå som kjendiser i film- og...
