Gender, Sport, and the Role of Alter Ego in Roller Derby.
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TextSerie: Utgivningsuppgift: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2018Datum för upphovsrätt: ©2019Utgåva: 1st edBeskrivning: 1 online resource (123 pages)Innehållstyp: - text
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- online resource
- 9781351337908
- 796.21
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: the resurgence of roller derby -- 2 Obstacles to playing roller derby -- 3 Benefits of playing roller derby -- 4 The role of the alter ego/derby persona -- 5 Why derby? Why now? Roller derby as rebellion and emancipation -- Appendix: methodology -- Index.
Gender, Sport and the Role of Alter Ego in Roller Derby focuses on the resurgence of roller derby by examining the appeal and dedication to a sport that combines the masculine aggression and physicality of sport with a more feminine, or alternative, style of organizing and community building.
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