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The Politics of In/Visibility : Being There / by Kath Woodward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woodward, Kath, Author.
- Series:
- Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences, 2947-8790
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human body--Social aspects.
- Human body.
- Sex.
- Feminism.
- Feminist theory.
- Sports--Sociological aspects.
- Sports.
- Sociology.
- Social groups.
- Sports sciences.
- Sociology of the Body.
- Gender Studies.
- Feminism and Feminist Theory.
- Sport Sociology.
- Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
- Sport Science.
- Local Subjects:
- Sociology of the Body.
- Gender Studies.
- Feminism and Feminist Theory.
- Sport Sociology.
- Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
- Sport Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema.
- Contents:
- Introduction: are you really there?
- Being there and the culture of boxing
- The gaze
- Sex gender sexuality in virtual and actual space
- Public and private spaces and relationships
- Looking and feeling, seeing and hearing
- Being there in the zone: sex gender and visibility
- Rethinking sensation and perception
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137319302
- 1137319305
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