Gender, Sport, and the Role of Alter Ego in Roller Derby

ISBN-13: 9781138569102 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 114 str.

Colleen Arendt

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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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Colleen E. Arendt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University, St. Paul, United States. Her research interests lie at the intersection of organizational communication, gender, feminisms, and sport. She often focuses her research on gendered careers, such as the military, nursing, and STEM.