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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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Reading Media Texts in Womenâs Sport: Critical Discourse Analysis and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
- 3 Opening up the Gendered Gaze: Sport Media Representations of Women, National Identity and Racialised Gaze in Canada
- 4 From âIron Girlâ to âSexy Goddessâ: An Analysis of the Chinese Media
- 5 âAcceptable Bodiesâ: Deconstructing the Finnish Media Coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games
- 6 Double Trouble: Kelly Holmes, Intersectionality and Unstable Narratives of Olympic Heroism in the British Media
- 7 Different Shades of Orange? Media Representations of Dutch Women Medallists
- 8 Winning Space in Sport: The Olympics in the New Zealand Sports Media
- 9 Heroes, Sisters and Beauties: Korean Printed Media Representation of Sport Women in the 2004 Olympics
- 10 An Analysis of Amaya Valdemoroâs Portrayal in a Spanish Newspaper during Athens 2004
- 11 The Media as an Authorising Practice of Femininity: Swiss Newspaper Coverage of Karin ThĂźrigâs Bronze Medal Performance in Road Cycling
- 12 Reproducing Olympic Authenticity: Representations of 2004 âOlympic Portraits of US Athletes to Watchâ
- Index