RT Book
T1 Fighting sports, gender, and the commodities of violence: heavy bag heroines
A1 Collins, Victoria E.
LA English
PP Lanham Boulder New York London
PB Lexington Books
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1753309484
AB Finding boxing in a strip-mall -- From Amazonians to cardio classes : women, consumerism, and combat sports -- Commodifying and the woman boxer : popular culture, media, and the sexualized fighter -- Fighting tough...but not too tough -- There are only three rules of fight club, "No spectators, no social media, and no boob shots!" --  Sparring like men? : gender maneuvering and the emotional work of getting in the ring -- Violence, safety, and self-defense : unpacking the narrative that boxing is self-defense -- The female fight : sport and the spectacle.
AB "This book offers a glimpse into the cultural terrain of women's boxing as it manifests in everyday gyms for novice boxers. Taking an ethnographic approach, Collins examines broader understandings of gender, violence, self-defense, commodification, and health and fitness from the point of view of women who engage the sport"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN GV1136.3
SN 9781793600639
K1 Boxing for women
K1 Women boxers
K1 Boxing : Social aspects
K1 Boxen : Boxerin : Fitnesstraining : Fitnesscenter : Selbstverteidigung : Geschlechterrolle : Feminismus