Sport, Sexualities and Queer/Theory
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The first book focusing exclusively on this subject, Sport, Sexualities and Queer/Theory captures the newest and best writing on an emerging focus of study that brings in perspectives from a number of disciplines including sports studies, gender studies, sociology, cultural studies, lesbian and gay studies, and queer studies. An accessible introduction to this dynamic field, this is an explorative analysis of lesbian, gay, transgender, transsexual and intersex people’s experiences of sport as well as a rigorous theoretical consideration of sociological and political issues. Bringing together in a single source an exciting array of contributions, this is an ideal source of inspiration for anyone involved in this rapidly growing field, and fills a need for an excellent introduction to the main themes and issues.
List of contributors viiSeries Editors' preface ixAcknowledgements xiIntroduction Jayne Caudwell 1Queer/theory and the study of sport 11Queering theories of sexuality in sport studies Heather Sykes 13Beyond the pale: the whiteness of sport studies and queer scholarship Mary G. McDonald 33Sports' practices and communities: disrupting heteronormativity? 47Queer athletes and queering in sport Heidi Eng 49Ten men out: gay sporting masculinities in softball Nigel Jarvis 62Exploring the limits of queer and sport: gay men playing tennis Ian Wellard 76The necessity of queer shame for gay pride: the Gay Games and Cultural Events Judy Davidson 90Possibilities for queer bodies and identities in sport 107Transgendering sex and sport in the Gay Games Caroline Symons Dennis Hemphill 109Catching crabs: bodies, emotions and gay identities in mainstream competitive rowing Gareth Owen 129Femme-fatale: re-thinking the femme-inine Jayne Caudwell 145Heterosexual femininity:the painful process of subjectification Rebecca Lock 159Index 174
