Female Olympian and Paralympian Athlete Activists - Breaking Records, Glass Ceilings, and Social Codes

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 800+ women from 90 countries (including the Refugee Olympic Team). The book is underscored by author Linda K. Fuller's developing theory of Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis (GCDA).

List of contents

Introducing Female Olympian and Paralympian Athlete Activists - Female Olympian and Paralympian Athletes' Sports and Activism - References - Name Index - Subject Index - About the Author.

About the author

Linda K. Fuller (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts) is Professor of Communications at Worcester State University. She is the author of more than 30 books, including Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender; Sportscasters/Sportscasting; Sexual Sports Rhetoric; Female Olympians; Female Olympian and Paralympian Events; and Sportswomen¿s Apparel.

Product details

• Authors: Linda K Fuller, Linda K. Fuller, Fuller Linda K.
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9781433191169
• ISBN: 978-1-4331-9116-9
• No. of pages: 484
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 30 mm x 225 mm
• Weight: 760 g
• Illustrations: 9 Abb.
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