03810oam 2200745I 450 991078627140332120200520144314.01-135-12351-90-203-07607-91-299-14829-81-135-12352-710.4324/9780203076071 (CKB)2670000000331290(EBL)1125184(OCoLC)828793605(SSID)ssj0000821579(PQKBManifestationID)12425194(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821579(PQKBWorkID)10871977(PQKB)10270373(Au-PeEL)EBL1125184(CaPaEBR)ebr10659487(CaONFJC)MIL446079(OCoLC)827993480(FINmELB)ELB133422(MiAaPQ)EBC1125184(EXLCZ)99267000000033129020180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAthletes, sexual assault, and 'trials by media' narrative immunity /Deb Waterhouse-WatsonNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (251 p.)Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;22Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;22Description based upon print version of record.1-138-80746-X 0-415-65838-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Athletes, Sexual Assault, and "Trials by Media" NarrativeImmunity; Copyright; Contents; A Note on Terminology; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Story of Rape: Narrating Sexual Assault Involving Footballers; 2 Narrative Immunity: Patterns of Deflecting Blame; 3 Narrative Exile: Silencing the Feminine; 4 The Male Footballer's Imaginary Body: Legitimating Sexual Violence; 5 Rape Is Not a Team Sport: Militarism, Alcohol and Team Bonding; 6 The Official Story: Bad Apples, Heroes, and (Naughty) Little Boys; 7 Fighting Words: Alternative Strategies for Narrating Sexual AssaultConclusion: Breaking the DifférendAfterword: The End of an Affair; Appendix 1: Reported Cases of Footballer Sexual Assault, 1998-2011; Appendix 2: Tables of Cited Television Programs; Appendix 3: AFL and NRL Clubs and Nicknames; Appendix 4: Glossary of Australian News Outlets; Notes; References; IndexSince footballer sexual assault became top news in 2004, six years after the first case was reported, much has been written in the news media about individual cases, footballers and women who have sex with them. Deb Waterhouse-Watson reveals how media representations of recent sexual assault cases involving Australian footballers amount to ""trials by media"", trials that result in acquittal. The stories told about footballers and women in the news media evoke stereotypes such as the ""gold digger"", ""woman scorned"" and the ""predatory woman"", which cast doubt on the alleged victims' claRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and SocietySoccer playersSexual behaviorSoccer playersSexual behaviorAustraliaMass media and sportsMass media and sportsAustraliaPublic opinionAustraliaSoccer playersSexual behavior.Soccer playersSexual behaviorMass media and sports.Mass media and sportsPublic opinion306.4/83Waterhouse-Watson Deb.1191442MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786271403321Athletes, sexual assault, and 'trials by media3792933UNINA