Women's College Softball on the Rise

A Season Inside the Game

Mark Allister (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

215 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7616-6 (ISBN)

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Sidestepping the inflated egos and scandal that have infiltrated many men's sports, college female softball players exhibit power and grace on the field as well as camaraderie, high achievement and vulnerability off the field. This balance not only makes the game compelling to watch, but it also elevates women's softball as an aspirational model for other sports. Focusing on the 2018 season, this book explores gender performance and sexuality in softball, how the influx of money from the sport's growth has reshaped expectations of success, and traditional media coverage of women's sports.

Mark Allister teaches literature and writing at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Carol Hutchins

Prologue

One. Play Ball

Two. It’s the Speed, Stupid

Three. California Dreamin’

Four. Icons and Culture

Five. Spring Break Adventures

Six. You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Seven. Female Athletes Performing Gender

Eight. Seeing with Our Hearts

Nine. Life Lessons

Ten. It’s an SEC World

Eleven. A Broken System

Twelve. Champions Crowned, Supers Won

Thirteen. Drama on the Big Stage

Epilogue: Looking Back

Bibliography and Resources

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.05.2019
Zusatzinfo	44 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	290 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-4766-7616-X / 147667616X
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7616-6 / 9781476676166
Zustand	Neuware