Female Olympian and Paralympian athlete activists : breaking records, glass ceilings, and social codes / Linda K. Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Linda K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for women--Social aspects.

Sports for women.

Women Olympic athletes.

Women athletes with disabilities.

Feminism and sports.

Physical Description:

482 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Peter Lang Publishing Inc., [2023]

Summary:

"Athlete activism by female Olympians and Paralympians is wide-ranging, with a colorful, sometimes contentious, history blending sport and society. Emphasizing the rhetoric of women from around the world in multiple disciplines, Female Olympian and Paralympian Athlete Activists highlights women from 90 countries (including the Refugee Olympic Team). The book is underscored by author Linda Fuller's developing theory of Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis (GCDA)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing female Olympic and the Paralympic athlete activists

Female Olympian and Paralympian athletes' sports and activism

Appendices

Appendix 1. Acronyms

Appendix 2. Olympic Games participating countries

Appendix 3. Host countries and cities of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Appendix 4. Extra female competitors who were first for their countries

Appendix 5. Identifications of female Olympic and Paralympic participants.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fuller, Linda K. Female Olympian and Paralympian athlete activists

ISBN:

9781433191169

1433191164

OCLC:

1370334163

Publisher Number:

99994914736