LEADER 05090nam 22005535 450 001 9910494564303321 005 20240312130519.0 010 $a9783030754013 010 $a3030754014 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-75401-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000011996810 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6699139 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6699139 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-75401-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011996810 100 $a20210812d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$a2019 FIFA Women's World Cup $eMedia, Fandom, and Soccer's Biggest Stage /$fedited by Molly Yanity, Danielle Sarver Coombs 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (313 pages) 311 08$a9783030754006 311 08$a3030754006 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction and Overview -- News coverage of the U.S. Women's National Team: Reinforcing or negating perpetuated discriminatory standards -- "Le Moment de Briller?" Examining France's media coverage of "Les Bleues" and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France -- "Utterly ashamed of their behavior": Examining the media coverage of Cameroon vs. England in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup -- "Perhaps take back whether everyone likes VAR": An analysis of broadcaster discourse of 2019 World Cup VAR reviews -- Images, commentary and narratives made with memes from the 2019 FIFA Women's Women's World Cup -- You Come at the Queen, You Best Not Miss: Post-Colonial Representations of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team During the 2019 World Cup -- Megan Rapinoe's "Power Pose": Informing and influencing fan performances -- O'Hara's kiss: Coming out moment or conventional celebration? -- Being there, being here: What critical field methods can tell us about the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup -- A (somewhat)accidental sports tourist: Watching the FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments in different countries -- Nigerian female football, ambivalence and struggle in the shadows -- Rebel, Rebel! How Megan Rapinoe's celebrity activism forges new paths for athletes -- Beyond the World Cup: Women's football in Central-Eastern Europe -- FIFA's Feminist Foot Soldiers: Case studies on Australia, Aotearoa and who benefits from promoting the Women's World Cup -- Concluding Thoughts. 330 $a "It was a pleasure to read this comprehensive and insightful work by leading scholars on gender and football about the 2019 Women's World Cup. With discussions from post-colonial lenses of Women of Color, fan appreciation and adoration, to queer relationships and even the legendary statuesque pose by World Champion Megan Rapinoe, this book interrogates the many layers of complexity in an intelligent and generous manner. From an in-depth analysis of media representation, lingering sexism, and complex discussions about racial inequities in the sport, this is a necessary read for journalists, pundits, academics, and fans interested in critical discussions that are embedded into women's football." -- Shireen Ahmed, Writer and award-winning sports activist focusing on Muslim women in sports. This book examines the most prolific international women's football tournament-the FIFA Women's World Cup-through media, fandom and how mediated women's soccer can improve on a global scale. Women's soccer has exploded in terms of media exposure, television audiences and live spectatorship. This book explores those macro-level issues, while also digging into micro-level topics such as Megan Rapinoe's celebrations and political activism, VAR reviews, LGBTQ imagery, and cultural obstacles for women's football in Central-Eastern Europe and Nigeria. Using an interdisciplinary approach, scholars look at issues through the lenses of feminist theory, cultural studies, rhetorical criticism, political economy, performative sport fandom, autoethnography, and more. Thus, the book is important reading for students, researchers and media practitioners with interests in women's soccer, gender in sports media, coverage of women's sport, and sport fandom. Molly Yanity is Associate Professor of Journalism at Quinnipiac University, USA. Danielle Sarver Coombs is Professor in the School of Media and Journalism at Kent State University, USA. 606 $aCommunication in sports 606 $aGender identity in mass media 606 $aSports Communication 606 $aMedia and Gender 615 0$aCommunication in sports. 615 0$aGender identity in mass media. 615 14$aSports Communication. 615 24$aMedia and Gender. 676 $a796.334082 676 $a796.334668082 702 $aYanity$b Molly 702 $aCoombs$b Danielle Sarver 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910494564303321 996 $a2019 FIFA Women's World Cup$92116140 997 $aUNINA