1st Edition
Gender, Sport, and the Role of Alter Ego in Roller Derby
By Colleen Arendt
Copyright 2019
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
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Gender, Sport and the Role of the 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.
No longer a scripted sport filled with fake fighting and hair pulling, derby, though still... Read more
1. Introduction: The resurgence of roller derby 2. Obstacles to playing roller derby 3. Benefits of playing roller derby 4. The role of the alter ego/derby persona 5. Why derby? Why now? roller derby as rebellion and emancipation Appendix: Methodology
Biography
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.
