Sport media vectors : gender and diversity, reconstructing the field /

"In this book, Walzak, Collura and Vidotto bring together an invited collection of writing from emerging scholars about sport, sport media and equity. Authors span from undergraduates and Masters students to doctoral candidates. All are passionate and excited about the possibilities for equity...

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Other Authors: Collura, Francesco (Editor), Vidotto, Danica (Editor), Walzak, Laurel (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Champaign, IL : Common Ground Research Networks, 2021
Series:Sport and society (Common Ground Publishing)
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Summary:"In this book, Walzak, Collura and Vidotto bring together an invited collection of writing from emerging scholars about sport, sport media and equity. Authors span from undergraduates and Masters students to doctoral candidates. All are passionate and excited about the possibilities for equity and radical change that needs to happen across the sport and sport media landscape to make sports truly equitable. This collection reflects the authors' investments and interest in sports. Each author investigates and reflects on a key social justice issue related to sport and sport media. The authors turn to social media, traditional broadcast, and personal experiences to explore their areas of interest. The content in this book ranges from exploring and analyzing an individual athlete to Muslim Sportswomen, leagues and teams, to autobiographical narratives. This critical social justice scholarship in sport and sport media offers a critique by young academics who are interested in pushing the status quo and shaking up the historical, social-cultural, and political foundations of sports locally, nationally, and globally"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (iv, 169 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1612290000
9781612290003