1st Edition
The Intersectional Athlete Body on Reality TV MTV’s The Challenge
By Laura Langlade
Copyright 2025
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Intersectional Athlete Body on Reality TV examines the treatment of women, non-White and queer participants on MTV’s The Challenge , a physical competition lauded as ‘America’s fifth sport’, interrogating the treatment of the intersectional body within the reality TV landscape and the influence of professional sports culture.
Positing that participants’ success hinges more on identity... Read more
Introduction
1. Battle of the Sexes
2. The Paradox of Black Masculinity
3. Fear of the Queer
Conclusion: Challenge-ing the Future
Index
Biography
Laura Langlade holds a PhD in Film and Television Studies from the University of Roehampton, London.
