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| Title: | Out on the Field
: Gender, Sport & Sexualities |
| Author: | Helen Jefferson Lenskyj |
| ISBN: | 0889614164 : 9780889614161 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 174 |
| Weight: | .268 Kg. |
| Published: | Canadian Scholars' Press (Women's Press) - December 2003 |
| List Price: | 11.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Lesbian studies: SPORTS & OUTDOOR RECREATION |
This book provides an in-depth examination of gender, sport and sexualities, an analysis of the limitations of liberal feminist responses, and an exploration of radical feminist alternatives. Dr Lenskyj presents illuminating case studies from Canada, the United States and Australia, with exposés of coaches' and administrators' complicity in perpetuating the chilly climate for female athletes in general, and for lesbians in particular. It includes a content analysis of the mass media treatment of sportswomen, and a discussion of how lesbian characters are portrayed in mainstream and lesbian fiction. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples, Lenskyj contexualises the homophobia and sexual harassment present in the everyday experiences of significant numbers of women involved in sport and physical activity. She shows that despite three decades of feminist and lesbian activism, and despite the apparent liberalisation of attitudes since the 1960s, lesbian sexuality remains largely "in the closet" while heterosexuality continues to be exploited in the name of selling sport.
Introduction; Homophobia in sport and physical education; The struggle begins; Sexual harassment in university sport and recreation; Sport media, gender boundaries, and homophobia; Good sports? Feminists organising on sport issues; The more things change . . . Women, sport and the Olympic industry; Sport, sex . . . and a woman-centred alternative; No fear? Lesbians in sport and physical education; Out on the field: Lesbians in sport fiction; Gay Games or Gay Olympics? Implications for lesbian inclusion; Conclusion; Index.
