Olympic Women and the Media

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction, P.Markula Reading Media Texts in Women's Sport: Critical Discourse Analysis and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis, J.Liao & P.Markula Opening up the Gendered Gaze: Sport Media Representations of Women, National Identity and Racialized Gaze in Canada, M.MacNeill From 'Iron Girl' to 'Sexy Goddess': An Analysis of the Chinese Media, P.Wu 'Acceptable Bodies': Deconstructing the Finnish Media Coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games, P.Markula Double Trouble: Kelly Holmes, Intersectionality and Unstable Narratives of Olympic Heroism in the British Media, L.Hills & E.Kennedy Different Shades of Orange?: Media Representations of Dutch Women Medallists, A.Elling & R.Luijt Winning Space in Sport: The Olympics in the New Zealand Sports Media, T.Bruce Heroes, Sisters and Beauties: Korean Printed Media Representation of Sport Women in the 2004 Olympics, E.Koh An Analysis of AmayaValdemoro's Portrayal in a Spanish Newspaper During Athens 2004, M.Martin The Media as an Authorizing Practice of Femininity: Swiss Newspaper Coverage of Karin Thürig's Bronze Medal Performance in Road Cycling, N.Barker-Ruchti Reproducing Olympic Authenticity: Representations of 2004 'Olympic Portraits of U.S. Athletes to Watch', N.Spencer... Mehr