1st Edition
Identity, Belonging, and Community in Men’s Roller Derby
By Dawn Fletcher
Copyright 2020
164 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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Modern roller derby has been theorised as a gendered leisure context, offering women opportunities for empowerment and growth, and enabling them to carve a space for themselves in sport. No longer a women-only sport, roller derby is now played by all genders and has been heralded as a model of inclusivity within sport. Identity, Belonging, and Community in Men’s Roller Derby offers an... Read more
1. Not just a girls’ sport
2. Community and engagement
3. Image and identity
4. Belonging and inclusivity
5. Barriers to belonging
6. Skills capital and acceptable masculinities
Biography
Dawn Fletcher is a qualitative researcher working in the fields of gender and sport. She has published articles on skills capital and trans inclusion in roller derby and is especially interested in the possibilities for diversity and inclusion in alternative sports.
