Tag: Gender
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‘Sexy’ Women and the Men’s World Cup: (Mis)Representations of Female Football Fans
By Dr Stacey Pope Do you think the This Fan Girl project is important and why? What impact could it have on female football fans? Media coverage of female fans typically represents them in subordinate ways, for example, a cursory internet search for ‘female fans’ or ‘female sports fans’ brings up numerous sexualised images…
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BSA Early Career Forum: New research agendas for the study of sports media (re)presentation(s) of sportswomen and femininity
BSA Early Career Forum: New research agendas for the study of sports media (re)presentation(s) of sportswomen and femininity Northumbria University City Campus 12th October 2018 Call for submissions Keynote speaker: to be announced Keynote panel: to be announced This one day symposium provides an inter/cross-disciplinary platform to explore different ways we come to know, understand,…
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What do you think are the most annoying phrases to describe women’s football?
By Helena Bryne Over the years there have been numerous articles, blog posts and lists on public forums on what the most annoying football (soccer) clichés are. However, all these lists focus on the men’s game and I couldn’t find any similar lists on women’s football online. On the 26th of January 2018, I posted…
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Critical reflections of women and football
We are delighted to formally introduce the first keynote panel ‘Critical reflections of women and football’ chaired by Alex Culvin. The session is part of the ‘Challenging the Narrative’ – Critical thinking in football conference at Hampden in Glasgow on the 29th and 30th November 2018. ‘Critical reflections of women and football’chaired by Alex Culvin. Alex…
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PhD opportunity: Women in a ‘Man’s World’: A Study of Women Working in Leadership Positions in Men’s Professional Football in England
Durham University PhD Studentship in Partnership with the National Football Museum: Women in a ‘Man’s World’: A Study of Women Working in Leadership Positions in Men’s Professional Football in England. This is an excellent, fully funded PhD opportunity with Dr Stacey Pope. Read more here.
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The Feminization of Sports Fandom: A Sociological Study – new book publication
By Stacey Pope Watching professional sport is important for women for so many reasons, but their expectations and experiences have been largely ignored in sociological work to date. Most studies focus exclusively on male football fans and are typically focused upon male hooligan cultures and/or issues of fan rivalry. This book therefore breaks new ground…
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Women into Coaching: Are You Sure?
In this post, Dr Colin Lewis introduces a new chapter: Women into Coaching: Are You Sure? in the recently published: Sport and Discrimination Book (2017) (Routledge) Dr Colin Lewis, Dr Simon Roberts and Dr Hazel Andrews Chapter Overview Presently, there is emerging research interest regarding coach education and its impact on the learning and professional…
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Alex Culvin – Elite Female Football in England: How ‘do’ they do it?
PhD student and applied researcher Alex Culvin provides insight into her future research on elite female football in England. The presentation was titled: Elite Female Football in England: How ‘do’ they do it? University of Central Lancashire The event was held at FC United’s Broadhurst Park on 30th November 2016.
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Elite Female Football in England: How ‘do’ they do it?
By Alexandra Culvin In this post, Alex provides an insight into her PhD research, which seeks to examine women’s experiences of working as a professional footballer in the UK. The purpose of my research is to explore how women negotiate their identity and place in the occupational setting of the football industry. The information uncovered will…