Red nails, black skates : gender, cash, and pleasure on and off the ice /

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Rand took up figure skating at age 43. As she became increasingly immersed in the world of adult competition (participating in the Gay Games and the Adult Nationals), she found herself focusing her research on the world of skating. These essays reflect on the sexualization of female skaters, the hai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rand, Erica, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Figure skating > Social aspects.
Figure skaters.
Sex role.
Patinage artistique > Aspect social.
Patineurs artistiques.
Rôle selon le sexe.
sex role.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Ice & Figure Skating.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
Figure skaters
Sex role
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Rand took up figure skating at age 43. As she became increasingly immersed in the world of adult competition (participating in the Gay Games and the Adult Nationals), she found herself focusing her research on the world of skating. These essays reflect on the sexualization of female skaters, the hairdos and costumes, and racial bias in movement genres and athletic standards.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-295) and index.
ISBN:9780822395171
0822395177

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